Mr. V,Now, that is brilliant. (In sad contrast, I read straight through that without making this connection at all.)
Didn't want you to miss this choice quote in today's New York Times (here) about linguistics heavyweight Noam Chomsky ...
"Listening to Noam Chomsky," said a psychologist in her 50s, "always turns me on."
--Ben
You'd love to know how Chomsky reacts to the quote, right?
2 comments:
One of my favorite movies to show in class is "Secret of the Wild Child", not because of the gripping story of Genie, but because of the line that always makes me smile (I can hear Stacy Keach's voice even now): "Chomsky and Lenneberg rocked the field. They were hot. Linguistics was in."
Let's hope it still is.
Yeah, at worst, we're getting to a point where linguistics can be hot again ...
Post a Comment