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<p>How reliable are all those stories about the number of Eskimo words for snow? How can lamps, flags, and parrots be libelous? How might Star Trek's Commander Spock react to Noam Chomsky's theories of language? These and many other odd questions are typical topics in this collection of essays that present an occasionally zany, often wry, but always fascinating look at language and the people who study it.</p> <p>Geoffrey K. Pullum's writings began as columns in <i>Natural Language and Linguistic Theory</i> in 1983. For six years, in almost every issue, under the banner "TOPIC. . .COMMENT," he published a captivating mélange of commentary, criticism, satire, whimsy, and fiction. Those columns are reproduced here—almost exactly as his friends and colleagues originally warned him not to publish them—along with new material including a foreword by James D. McCawley, a prologue, and a new introduction to each of these clever pieces. Whether making a sneak attack on some sacred cow, delivering a tongue-in-cheek protest against current standards, or supplying a caustic review of some recent development, Pullum remains in touch with serious concerns about language and society. At the same

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Author

Geoffrey K. Pullum; James D. McCawley

Publisher

Chicago: University of Chicago Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226685342

Category

humor

Subjects

Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.8 / 5 (82 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14