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The Cranky Linguist: August 6, 2015
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Thursday, August 6, 2015. August 6, 2015. Most of what I have read about this suggests that this was not the case, and that in fact the main reason the bombings were carried out was to show the world, and especially the Soviet Union, that we had these weapons and we were crazy enough to use them. Howard Zinn, the People's Historian, agrees with this, so I'l...
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The Cranky Linguist: December 2014
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. There's a lot to say, but for now I'll point to some photos. Links to this post. Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Time to lose that imaginary friend! OK, here's the thing. I'm pretty sure that religion is not the root of *all* evil. But I am sure that if your imaginary friend is telling you to kill schoolchildren, you need to lo...While...
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The Cranky Linguist: May 2015
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Monday, May 4, 2015. Ebonics: Language or dialect? I posted this to a linguistic anthropology listserve on January 16, 1997, in the wake of the Oakland brouhaha. Still relevant, I think.]. A language is a dialect supported by armed forces. What does this mean? Another factor in language and dialect is speakers' attitudes towards each other. If people want t...
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The Cranky Linguist: June 2014
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Monday, June 30, 2014. The Hobby Lobby malfunction. Here's the thing: No matter how "sincerely" you believe in them, your imaginary friends should have absolutely no say in how you treat your employees. Period. Links to this post. Saturday, June 28, 2014. Consequences of dysfunctional enculturation. If only this psychologist had known about psychological anthro...
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The Cranky Linguist: The next time, there will be Hell to pay
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Tuesday, April 7, 2015. The next time, there will be Hell to pay. I haven't blogged much (or enough) lately, partly because so much crap has been going down and my ADHD makes it hard to focus: ISIS (or ISIL, or whatever; Al Shabaab; Boko Haram; the Republicans; and so on. And, perhaps, can we agree that the raison d'etre. What is the matter with these people?
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The Cranky Linguist: September 2014
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Friday, September 26, 2014. I never expected this. Links to this post. Thursday, September 11, 2014. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. 100 Best Blogs for Anthropology Students. Charles Darwin Complete Works. English with an Accent. John Wells's Phonetics Blog. Linguistics in the Classroom. The X Blog- New and Improved.
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The Cranky Linguist: August 2015
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Saturday, August 8, 2015. A linguist in Wonderland. So a couple days ago I had a brief chat with a reporter from the Jacksonville Time-Onion ("it stinks! Parents, who are African American. Plot twists to the story: The child is only about 3 years old; and the parents insist they don't talk like that. I tried to provide a little perspective by pointing out:.
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The Cranky Linguist: July 2014
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Thursday, July 24, 2014. George Takei on The Daily Show. Last night on The Daily Show, George Takei talked very movingly with Jon Stewart about his childhood experience as a detainee in a US. Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes. The Daily Show on Facebook. Links to this post. Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The word is: "Jeopardy". It's composed of two morphemes. St...
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The Cranky Linguist: August 2014
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Observations, thoughts, reminiscences, and occasional rants on anthropology, linguistics, old-time banjo, and anything else that crosses my path. Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Tim White on "theory" versus "fact". Links to this post. Wednesday, August 6, 2014. It's August 6th, again. I have some pressing things to attend to today and I'll have to forego my usual rant about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, you can read my previous posts on this:. 2009: An almost unmentioned anniversary. 2013: August 6, 1945.
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