Published at: 12:05 pm - Thursday May 08 2008
it’s been fun teaching this class. i’d do it again any time. here’s my final:
Language & Humor
Final Exam
Spring 2008
Choose one question from each category. Answer each question thoroughly in one page or less. Please write legibly, since I won’t be able to grade it otherwise. Provide thoughtful analysis and examples where necessary or appropriate.
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Published at: 03:05 pm - Tuesday May 06 2008
for Dan Sanford’s 490/590 seminar: Formulaic Language.
i had to pick two out of these four:
What is the difference, with respect to idioms, between compositionality and conventionality? Why is it a mistake to confuse the two?
How are the questions of whether or not idioms are compositional, and whether or not they’re metaphorical, related?
Nunberg, [...]