linguistics & stylistics ("Tolpova")

[Steven Hill]

Dear colleagues:

Having no ties to UCLA, I can't offer any enlightenment on the content
of the "grad abuse discussion," beyond what has already been said.

But I can't resist being intrigued by a small stylistic matter, to wit,
the STYLE OF "SONYA TOLPOVA."

That style strikes me as so polished, so mature, so official-sounding
(in the good sense), that I'm tempted to guess that "Sonya Tolpova"
is a senior- or mid-level faculty member.  (Perhaps presently or
previously connected with UCLA.)  Or even an attorney, currently or
previously engaged by Sonya Tolpova.

I plead guilty to impressionism, but Tolpova's style somehow just
doesn't strike me as what I'd expect from a graduate student.  I
realize I'm reacting the same as we all do, when we read term papers
from our (undergrad) students, and occasionally we get a paper whose
authorship we seriously question.  Not because it's so bad, but, on
the contrary, it's just "too good" (to have been written by an
undergrad). You all know that feeling.  Hard to put your finger on
something precise, and there's always the possibility we're wrong.
(As I may well be totally wrong, speculating about Tolpova...)

Best wishes,
Steven P. Hill,
University of Illinois.
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