[UA] Re: Emoticons/Linguistics

[Chad Underkoffler]

> From: "Patrick None" <deadairis at hotmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:09:34 -0700
> 
> > Interesting. I've never read (Robin) Lakoff, but I've read
> > (George) Lakoff... who I believe is her husband? Either way,
> > they're both on faculty at Berkeley.
> > Cool convo.
>
> Thanks, right back atcho. I've taken two courses with Robin,
> and sat in on a few by George (who I worship as a linguist, 
> and detest for his attempts at neurobiology).

Care to expand? It's been a long time since I read METAPHORS WE
LIVE BY.

Also read a decent book by George called MORAL POLITICS: WHAT
CONSERVATIVES KNOW THAT LIBERALS DON'T. Interesting concepts in
it, and it's not a screed.
 
> I'm finishing my linguistics degree at UC Berk, so. 

I've got a buddy doing a dual masters-doctorate compsci thang
out there.

> Much impressed you recognized 'em both :)

I have powers.

> Apparantly, they're divorced.

Alas and alack. Must make for interesting department meetings...
and if that's not a UA campaign frame (Linguistics Dept of the
Occult), given what we've been talking about in this thread, I
don't know what is.

> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:10:48 -0500
> From: Greg Stolze <holycrow at mindspring.com>
>
> This is what I love about this list.  On any other list, a
> discussion of emoticons would, most likely, degenerate 
> into "You use emoticons 'cause you SUCK and CAN"T WRITE FOR
> SHIT!" vs. "You can't force your grammar on me! You're like 
> HITLER! >:P"

Hey, I know that Hitler uses emoticons online ALL THE TIME.

> Instead, we wander off into marital gossip about collegiate
> semiotics professors.
> 
> Rock on, UA list.  Rock on.

I love you guys! *snif*



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