Fwd: another one, but...

[Laurence Horn]

...this time it's personal.

(Again, please respond directly to the source of the query, Ms. Christopher.)

Interesting use of "the cultural today"; eggcorn for "culture of
today", perhaps?

LH

>>>>From - Christine Christopher <chriscomm2 at aol.com>
>>>
>>Subject - Seeking expert
>>
>>Dear Friends,
>>
>>I am the producer of a new documentary film, currently in production with
>>support from the Independent Television Service (ITVS) -- the leading
>>supporter of independently produced film intended for public broadcasting.
>>
>>As such, I am interesting in locating a linguist who has an interest in, or
>>can speak to, "lynching linguistics" -- lynching references used in the
>>cultural today (such as sports and political blogs), the evolution of the
>>term lynching to mean something more akin to character assassination as
>>opposed to corporal assassination, and lynching-based idiomatic phrases such
>>as "if I don't finish this project, my boss is going to string me up," or,
>>"this going to be some kind of necktie party."
>>
>>Do you have any recommendations?
>>
>>Christine Christopher
>>ImageWordSound

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