tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post3031276275870332256..comments2024-03-28T04:04:55.806-07:00Comments on Faculty of Language: "Fuck nuance"Norberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15701059232144474269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-44988586056181951732015-12-04T05:19:46.757-08:002015-12-04T05:19:46.757-08:00Maybe. The issue is always going to be what consti...Maybe. The issue is always going to be what constitutes "contrived." But this is exactly where we ought to be focusing our attentions.Norberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701059232144474269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-69353846232128634842015-12-04T01:21:09.313-08:002015-12-04T01:21:09.313-08:00I like that paper. Could this help us understand w...I like that paper. Could this help us understand why some usage-based or functionalist theorists don't worry all too deeply about accounting for, say a handful of contrived sentences purportedly showing parasitic gaps — "a data point or two left stranded"?markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202024581059703492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-56913273675398445562015-12-03T11:44:17.681-08:002015-12-03T11:44:17.681-08:00Agreed!
I was recently complaining to a semanticis...Agreed!<br />I was recently complaining to a semanticist friend that semantics articles are far too long (often >50 pgs). He responded that of course this is the case because semantics is so nuanced. This post kind of allows me to link the article length complaint with another issue I always have with the semantics literature which is that one can't evaluate how a given analysis fits with the theory, because the theory is just so nuanced.<br /><br />Side-note: I think the scare-quotes around "counter-example" might be catching on. I recently got reviews for an abstract that used the scare-quoted variant of "counter-examples". I must say I was absolutely befuddled by it until now. now I'm only slightly befuddled.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202099199620783128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-85975910142769900622015-12-03T08:18:25.379-08:002015-12-03T08:18:25.379-08:00Couldn't agree more.Couldn't agree more.William Matchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694924777230753361noreply@blogger.com