It’s been quite obvious that I’ve had language change on my mind with reference to man vs. human […]
Category Archive: English
A couple days ago, I wrote: Why in the world should we be translating generics with a “generic” […]
So, uhm, why is Dr. Leland Ryken still writing books about subjects he’s not qualified to discuss? Last […]
How in the world does a Greek word mean an English one???
In 2 Samuel 17:28, we find an interesting list of nouns that cannot translate directly into English: 28 […]
Reading Moulton’s Prolegomena is always interesting. He was definitely a descriptive linguist and regularly comments on how English […]
Those of you interested in studying Aspect might be interested in a brand new volume from Cambridge: The […]
I was reading an English grammar and came across a discussion of Remoteness with regard to English verbs. […]
Typical/Default word order in English requires Core Arguments to appear closer to the verb than Oblique Arguments and […]
I simply must follow in Phil Gons’ steps and link to this incredibly delightful article by Geoffrey Pullum, […]