Take a look at this analysis of cursing in cartoons:
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005478.html
]]>As many of you know, yesterday was a "snow day" for students in Fayette County. What kind of compositionality is this? Is snow day like snow shoe? like snow board? snow flake? what about rain day? rain delay?
]]>Now for the other topic- what does it mean when in everyday conversation something/someone is called "pragmatic"? For example, Richard Kelley has a "pragmatic solution" for the immigration issue:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5324967
]]>The term "semantic" comes up in everyday conversation- what do people mean when they say "it's just semantics"?
Two quick examples:
1) from NPR (listen to the short broadcast)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10699283
2) from http://game-face.tv/node/482. The bold and underlining is my own.
Why should game developers try do to art? Isn't gaming just about fun?
SIRI: Gaming is a profound way of experiencing art. Play, to me, it could be defined as the experience of becoming one with art. Think about a musician playing music with his guitar. A DJ playing music with his samples. An actor playing a role in a theatre play. Or how a goal in the World Cup makes a whole country unite to support their football players. Games are about bringing the joy of Play to the masses. Anyone can play with games – you don't need a special talent.
I always find myself a little bit uncomfortable with the term developer. That's because our industry has been a lot of time related to the software industry. But games have more to do with the cultural industries. It's just a semantic thing... game developers to me are artists.
]]>This is one of the best ads on TV- and the humor relies on meaning and context.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmFBOVZ6BLM
Disclaimer: I am not advocating drinking.
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This first post is going to be the least interesting of the semester. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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