Dr. Myers’ blog

graphic representations of cursing

2008-03-24T16:35:47Z

Take a look at this analysis of cursing in cartoons: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005478.html

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snow day?

2008-01-23T18:13:10Z

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?

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on being pragmatic

2008-01-09T19:39:59Z

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?stor...

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"it's a matter of mere semantics"

2008-01-09T19:18:13Z

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) fro...

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Dude!

2008-01-09T18:20:12Z

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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Welcome to Semantics and Pragmatics!

2008-01-09T14:47:59Z

This first post is going to be the least interesting of the semester. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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