Right up there, anyway. From Nevins & Wagner 2001, “Can Correspondence Fix Fixed Segmentism?”
M&P claim that avoidance phenomena are metalinguistic. As Bert Vaux has mentioned, this is quite unsatisfying: any phenomena that manipulates phonological elements in a systematic manner should be accounted for in a theory of phonology. In fact, OT enthusiasts could even be [...]
Distribution of fixed consonants in echo word formations in the languages of India.
Green indicates velar consonants; yellow/red indicates labials; blue languages use coronal consonants; and purple indicates that both labial and coronal consonants are used.
Map from G. M. Trivedi’s chapter on Echo Words in Krishan 1990. Coloring by me.
From the website of the astonishing “To the Left for Independence,” a “Communist and pro-Sardinian Independence Political Organization.” Thanks to Paul for the link, if that doesn’t go without saying.
Here’s an image I just made for this morning’s lecture on writing systems of the world (and specifically why we know so little about the Mayan writing system):
Checking in from Purdue, home of the Boilermakers and awesomely garish Halloween colors.
Lots of talks today about evidentiality. Not really my thing, but very interesting stuff. I’m doing my presentation first thing tomorrow, and then the relaxation will begin!
Crazy day — I’m now getting ready for two conferences, instead of one, since WAIL just emailed to let me know that my alternate status has been upgraded to full conference presenter. So, yay! But also making travel plans for two trips this month, including auxiliary travel with both conferences to visit friends and family. [...]
pətstot — (verb) “pay damages for bite of cannibal dancer“
Hey, lookit that, I’m listed on the WSCLA program! Gonna give my talk, let’s see, three weeks from yesterday. Ok, only hyperventilating a little bit when I think about that…
Anyway, if you see a lot of random pictures/poems/videos here over the next two weeks, instead of the usual lengthy (but equally random) political nattering, it’s [...]
Having spent the last five years in graduate school, it should be apparent that I have some commitment to an academic path. But at the same time, I’ve been somewhat ambivalent about the whole endeavor. Although I’ve done some work that I’m proud of, I haven’t done the kind of full-court press to speak at [...]
It’s all Telugu to me:
You’re familiar with the expression “It’s all Greek to me” for something that you can’t make heads or tails of (unless you’re British, apparently, in which case you may say “It’s Double Dutch to me” instead). If you’re conversant in other languages, you probably also know that there each language makes [...]
