Can you imagine how much more complicated it could have been for Elmer Fudd to figure out if its rabbit season or duck season?
New series on Wittgenstein in March
Against monosemy: The complete series
This is the entirety of my series of discussion of Charles Ruhl's (1989) monograph On monosemy.
Against Monosemy, pt 6: Using Ruhl (1989) in language description
There are bits to be salvaged from Ruhl (1989), perhaps, but it might be easier to start elsewhere entirely.
Against monosemy, pt 5: The methodological gap
I fully acknowledge there is certainly an appeal for monosemy as a theoretical construct. The ability to schematize all usages or senses within a single abstract sense does indeed simplified and elegant semantic theory. Such a theory is an attractive prospect for all linguists.
Against monosemy, pt 4: Moving Greek letters
Generative grammar has moved on from its old theories about syntax. Can we please do the same with their semantic theories, too?
Against monosemy, pt 1: The lexicon’s original sin
Meaning is hard. Unfortunately, I'm not going to make any easier here.
Notes on lexical compounds – draft
Compounds are complicated. They are formally complex, involving wide variation in their morphological/lexical formation. These formal complexities introduce their own series of semantic challenges.
Papers on Greek at ETS 2018
Following up on my post with Greek language papers at SBL, here's a similarly compiled list for ETS. Some of these are from different sessions and actually lover lap with each other, so you'll need to plan accordingly if you're interested.
Ὑδροποτεῖν in Xenophon
Pro-tips for surviving without alcohol in a barren land from Cyrus the Great.
