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Interesting linguistics paper: “We should not allow some latent Platonic belief in the form of the one true hammer, or the one true language, to convince us otherwise.” – Eliot Michaelson (2024)
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I just read this paper, which could have been written 50-75 years ago, if not longer. Of course, the references would have been different, but the content largely the same. It's a testimony to academics' reading habits and their need to score points among
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@AndrewPeet8 This one! https://t.co/BkdVGAclf8 Yes, I guess it doesn't really have the 'huh, I wouldn't have thought of that' factor, but on the other hand the paper doesn't so much as mention it
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RT @emichaelson2: What’s the proper function of language? Let’s find out: https://t.co/YMrxdMYDEZ