Linguistic Trivia

[Hedvig Skirgård]

Thanks, that's a nice piece of linguistic trivia.

Have you also heard of the opera by Charles F. Hockett, "The Loves of Dona
Rosita", and its rather special twist?

http://humanswhoreadgrammars.tumblr.com/post/78298435952/the-great-linguist-charles-f-hockett-creator-of-the

/Hedvig Skirgård

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2014-10-02 22:22 GMT+02:00 Everett, Daniel <DEVERETT at bentley.edu>:

> The link below is to a 1964 song performed by Jerry Lee Lewis and his
> band. It is on a couple of Lewis’s albums. Its linguistic relevance? It was
> composed by a young Geoffrey Pullum.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XayURbn0tuM
>
> Dan Everett
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