Posts from ‘December, 2008’

A couple of thoughts on grammar and the arbitrary nature of language

(To my seniors after class.) Hi Everybody, Regarding our brief discussion today about grammar and teaching, I thought I’d pass along a couple of thoughts about what grammar is. To me, grammar is not a set of strict rules. A grammar is a set of descriptive propositions about a language and it is the product [...]

Studs and spuds

The early recordings of Spuds Terkel played in this show are, well, you listen and decide… This American Life