fox: linguistics-related IPA (linguistics)
fox ([personal profile] fox) wrote2002-11-05 12:19 am
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today's wisdom

actual words spoken by Mildly Nutty Professor Man (not to be confused with Crazy Professor Man, for whom N. is a grader) today, at the end of a monologue on humans' affinity for order and the application of this affinity to the study of language systems:

"For those of you who are inclined to spend a lifetime on the -- noble -- goal of reducing phonemic analysis to a computer program ... you're going to die disappointed."

:-D

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