There are various arguments for and against spelling reform. But if we all agreed it was necessary, what are the problems we would face in finding a new standard?
Grice and 'avoiding unnecessary prolixity'
The first modern work on pragmatics - the one that everyone cites - is that of H. P. Grice, in his 1975 article Logic and conversation. Grice was a philosopher, and this work grew out of work on the nature of meaning.
He was interested in answering the question: what do we mean when we say something? And how can we mean things that aren't explicitly in our speech - things which aren't in the semantics?
He was interested in answering the question: what do we mean when we say something? And how can we mean things that aren't explicitly in our speech - things which aren't in the semantics?
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Blackwell Companion to Phonology, Vol II: Chapter 57: Quantity-sensitivity
My notes on Blackwell Companion to Phonology, Vol II: Chapter 57: Quantity-sensitivity by Draga Zec.
On the perception of rhythmic grouping
How do we perceive groups of beats? How do we decide where the "first" beat of a group is, if the sounds keep going?
The 'Iambic/Trochaic law' is that if beats contrast in length, the most prominent beat will naturally come last in the group (iambic rhythm), but if they contrast in intensity, the most prominent will naturally come first (trochaic rhythm).
The 'Iambic/Trochaic law' is that if beats contrast in length, the most prominent beat will naturally come last in the group (iambic rhythm), but if they contrast in intensity, the most prominent will naturally come first (trochaic rhythm).
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Ask them here! I'm studying linguistics because I find it fascinating, and sometimes the most interesting questions are the ones that haven't occurred to me yet.
So if you have questions about how children acquire language, how to imitate a different accent, whether signed languages are just like spoken languages, how languages change with time, how we hear in a noisy room or anything else that occurs to you - if I can find an answer, I'll write a blog post on it.
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