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AuthorHouse, July 2010
The underlying theme of the sequel is the conflict between the
analytic and intuitive methods for the prediction of future forms
of language. The first of these is exclusively the creation of
Kristina Lucia Winberg (KLW), a Swedish mathematical genius who is
at the early stages of her Ph.D. studies at Stockholm. In her
view, the intuitive approach to LDA (Language Development
Analysis), which is favoured by almost all experts in linguistics,
including a certain Dr. Thomas Thompson from Oxford, is worthless.
The Big Bang occurs when the message is presented vicariously by
KLW's nominal supervisor, Professor Edberg, at the final major
address of a language conference in Sweden's capital city.
Shortly before the explosion, Thomas had been introduced to
Kristina, and from that moment onwards she pervades his existence.
When, later, he discovers that she, and not Edberg, is the
originator of the conceptual bombshell, he is reduced, by reason
of his prejudices, to a state of incomprehension. Thus in his new
life, he is presented with an impossible emotional load. He
lightens this burden by publicly declaring at the end of the
conference that now he regards analytic methods as the only way
forward. In the subsequent Winberg - Thompson research
collaboration, Thomas is the linguist of which Kristina has need
if she is to show her theory in action. As it happens, he lacks
the qualities that are necessary for the advancement of
revolutionary ideas, and herein is the reason why the project
fails. Moreover, paternal tyranny and gender prejudices drive
Kristina into the wilderness. Second rate (male) researchers
achieve fame and fortune by stealing her intellectual property
while she experiences rejection and premature death.
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