Selection in Language

I will be reviewing the differences between three person’s perspectives of the outfit that I am wearing currently in order to exemplify how selection has an impact on the information that each individual takes in according to their own personal interests. The perspectives will be among an artist, a tailor, and a nudist. I am wearing a capris-like blue tights with a long, brown sleeveless tunic and a long bright, magenta pink vest over the tunic. The tights reach down to just below the knee and the tunic, as well as the vest, reach down about mid thigh. An artist may pay closer attention to the color scheme of the neutral blue and brown hues against the vibrant magenta. Also, the perspective of an artist will have interest in how the clothing flows away from the body in its length. The idea of making the clothing seem appealing is by its structure of soft lines and fluidity in movement. The outfit can be considered attractive by the shape, colors, textures, and movements. The diction that could be chosen by the artist to describe the outfit may be “contrasting” and “fluid”. If this same outfit were to be viewed through the eyes of a tailor, there may be many errors in the right fitting of the clothing against my body type. Their perspective will be emphasized on the lines and curves of the material. Their interest would be on the measurable sizing of the different pieces of clothing. The capris-like tights may be seen at too tight; therefore needing to alter the fitting so that the tights will look more like comfortable fitting capri pants. There would not be much detail on the color palette of the outfit. Their attention will be on the sizing, shapes, and cut of the clothing. When describing the outfit, the tailor may use wording such as “loose-fitting”, “formless”, and ill-defining.” A nudist may have a perspective driven with the idea of less clothing to be more flattering to the shape of the body. The “flowing” appeal to the artist may look like too much material to the nudist. Their concentration would be on the simplification of the outfit. Also, the bright magenta may be too extreme or animated for a nudist. They may be more attracted to the neutral color toned palette of just the brown and the blue shades. Their overall effort would be to minimize each article of clothing. To a nudist, it may seem better to wear shorts with a shirt and vest that reach the hip. In their description, their focus may be on how oversized the outfit is. For example, they may use terms such as “baggy”, “shapeless”, and “voluminous” when describing my outfit. The differences in each person’s perspective will be looking at the aspects of the outfit in which appeal to their areas of interest. Therefore, each description is made up of the features in which they select being that these are areas that they are most knowledgeable about.