Sep 17 2009
My Friend the Fruitfly: A Cautionary Tale
“In Saussure’s theory, this was achieved through two epistemological strategies: by separating the diachronic from the synchronic perspective of analysis, positing them as orthogonal dimensions, and privileging synchronic analysis as the primary perspective of linguistic study…” If you know what that means and can tell me before I leave for school in a few minutes, [...]