pragmatics

Jurafsky: The Language of Food

by AAA Web Admin
September 16, 2014October 26, 2024

Press coverage of Dan Jurafsky’s The Language of Food exposes readers to linguistic ideas ranging from etymology and vocabulary to pragmatics, the philosophy of language,… Read More »Jurafsky: The Language of Food

Ambiguity, jokes, and trick questions

by AAA Web Admin
December 9, 2013October 26, 2024

“If you choose an answer at random, what is your probability of being correct?” The question is, I think, pragmatically ambiguous. It features neither lexical… Read More »Ambiguity, jokes, and trick questions

Hello in Indian

by AAA Web Admin
March 20, 2012April 4, 2025

Russell Peters sketch “Hello in Indian”: Applies to pragmatics/ translation- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqzROAZZQ0&feature=BFa&list=PLC41A1610BAFF90CE&lf=mh_lolz [Video no longer available due to copyright]