Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto. Web-designer, music-composer, postcard-writer, clothing-upcycler, tree-climber, etc.
Jan 18, 2018 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
An analogy: languages are like forests, not like gardens. (1/9)
A forest can look chaotic and uncivilised. Unkempt, irregular, full of anarchy. Hard to navigate. The place is full of mosquitoes! There's a hidden pond under all that algae and also that big dead log over there just fell over. Is the place completely out-of-control? (2/9)
