musk is literally the "i made this" meme

syntax 🥲

intro to semantics & pragmatics people avoiding math-y subjects semantics and formal pragmatics

lmao

Q to Linguists (and esp semanticists): Which journal should we submit this to? We have a paper that describes a dataset of modal semantics in 24 languages. The meat of the paper is a description of the dataset (the data collection method; design/format of the dataset etc). 1/3

not to be a grammar stickler but this should obviously have been "see me (2014)"

this is why the internet exists

today's New York Times Games connections makes me want to pull out my hair (if I had hair) "will" and "may" are not past tense verbs please hire linguists

i don't need blue sky. i'm perfectly fine with michigan gray sky

I gasped. 🦁

My family has been taken to Gaza. We don't know their medical condition, we know that if my uncle isn't released soon he could die, he has a degenerative disease and needs treatment. They are European citizens. I need anyone with any contacts to get in touch with me ASAP.

Let me dwell on the utterly mundane. My aunt and uncle's house always smelled of coffee. Tari is a person who roasts their own coffee. Lilach bakes these amazing semolina and dates cookies. That's what I am thinking about when they are being held in Gaza. Help us get them home.

it pays to read changelogs

you know she's contrite because she "endeavored" instead of "tried"

How do you pronounce '#' in the context of trivalent semantics? I'm specifically interested in how you say it out loud, e.g. in a classroom with zoomer students, and in sentences like the following: - We use '#' for the third truth value. - Sentence S denotes '#' iff...

Related question: for folks who use '0' and '1' for falsity in truth, why not use '2' for the third truth value? (In class I use 'F', 'T', and '#' because I think it's easier/clearer. But if you're a numbers person, then I'd think '2' makes more sense than '#', like exit codes.)

My book with Jason Stanley, the Politics of Language, is out today! It's about how people make meaning, about how meaning resonates, and how we hide meaning in plain sight. We "hustle". Our hidden meanings hustle our friends towards us, and our enemies away.

I give "all-out war IN American democracy" 5 pants-on-fire Pinnochio * judgment marks

promoted with tenure 🥳 infinite thanks to all my mentors, collaborators, colleagues, students, friends, and family for their support and encouragement over the years — and to my letter writers, whoever you are!