Last week I discussed linguist Noam Chomsky’s theory of Universal Grammar, the idea that we’re all born with some sort of “language module” that we adapt, at a very early age, to the language in which we’re being raised. Here, I’m going to go into some detail to discuss a particular and tricky bit of […]
Grammar
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Black English
“Black English … is a kind of tune-up of the English language. Some of the needless complexities are wiped away, just as happened all along the journey from Proto-Indo-European to English.” — Linguist John McWhorter Thanks to rap music, the internet, countless TV shows and movies, and just living in a mixed society, we’re all […]
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Hooters and Computers
Hey McGuinty! My husband recently moved out of the area for work, leaving me and our 1-year-old here for a few months until we find housing. I work full time and when I’m home I’m a full time mom, waking up at night to a crying baby, cooking, changing diapers and so on. I don’t even remember […]