The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language by Geoffrey K Pullum

The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language by Geoffrey K Pullum

How reliable are all those stories about the number of Eskimo words for snow? How can lamps, flags, and parrots be libelous? These and many other odd questions are typical topics in this collection of essays that present and occasionally zany, often wry, but always fascinating look at language and the people who study it.

Geoffrey K. (Geoffrey K.) Pullum graduated with a B.A. In 1972, he received his Ph.D. in Language from the University of York. Four years later, he received his Ph.D. in General Linguistics from the University of London. He moved to the University of California, Santa Cruz, after seven years of teaching at University College London, where he served as Dean of Graduate Studies and Research for six years and is now Professor of Linguistics.

In 1990-91, he worked as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences. His numerous writings span a wide range of linguistic themes, including not only syntactic theory and English grammar, but also a wide range of other areas. Generalized Phrase Structure Grammar (1985, with Gazdar, Klein, and Sag) and The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Fake (1991), a collection of satirical linguistic articles.

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ISBN 13	9780226685342
ISBN 10	0226685349
Title	The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax and Other Irreverent Essays on the Study of Language
Author	Geoffrey K Pullum
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The University of Chicago Press
Year published	1991-07-09
Number of pages	246
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