“Academic Writing” – an Ironical
Expression in the History of Culture
“Academic Writing” – an Ironical
Expression in the History of Culture
Author(s): Cristinel MunteanuSubject(s): Higher Education
Published by: Editura Universitară Danubius
Keywords: academic writing; Plato’s Academy; etymology; irony; ancient cultures;
Summary/Abstract: In this article I aim at analyzing the evolution of the terms academy and academic, starting with their etymology, in order to emphasize a bizarre cultural fact. Taking into account both their Greek origin and a sense of linguistic consciousness specific to some speakers, one could characterize the expression “academic writing” (referring to a certain discipline/course taught in our universities)as an ironical formula in the history of culture, since, originally, Plato’s Akademia and ‘writing’ in itself had nothing in common. On the contrary, Plato was against writing in general, as proved by some quotations excerpted from his works.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Danubius. Communicatio
- Issue Year: 14/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 80-84
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English