[Ads-l] Geoffrey Nunberg R.I.P.

[Jonathan Lighter]

After NYRB blasted HDAS for rank ineptitude, Geoff unexpectedly took it
upon himself to write a feisty riposte. He sent me a copy of his letter,
which they never published.

We weren't in contact much, but this is sad news for me.

JL

On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 7:39 PM Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
wrote:

> Thanks, Fred. Yes, Geoff was an exemplary linguist, public intellectual,
> and human being (and, in my case, third-grade classmate), with a
> publication record extending from books on political language and
> punctuation to one on assholism (well, OK, that one is not unpolitical).
> Here’s Richard Sandomir’s obit for him in the Times:
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/books/geoffrey-nunberg-dead.html
>
> And one on Language Log by Mark Liberman, with fond memories and thoughts
> from Ben Z. and others:
> https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=48087
>
> LH
>
>
>
> > On Nov 25, 2020, at 7:04 PM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think it has not yet been noted on this list that Geoffrey Nunberg
> passed away in August.  Geoff was a participant on this list and a
> semanticist and author.  He was best known to the public as a contributor
> to National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" show.
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
> >
> >
> >
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