Geoffrey Nunberg (June 1, 1945 – August 11, 2020) was an American lexical semantician and author. In 2001, he received the Linguistics, Language, and the...
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Zwicky's hypothesis, Geoffrey Nunberg quotes a government weapons specialist: "Oh, I only say 'nucular' when I'm talking about nukes." Nunberg argues that this...
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Nunberg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Geoffrey Nunberg, American linguist Hermann Nunberg (1884–1970), psychoanalyst and neurologist...
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explain the history and evolution of the word. Language professor Geoffrey Nunberg observes that the word's treatment by society reflects changes in our...
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guide the administration "away from a potential shipwreck". Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg said that deep state is an "elastic label" in that "its story conforms...
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were issued, 1967–1990. The linguistic expert for the petitioner, Geoffrey Nunberg, successfully argued that whatever its origins, redskins was a slur...
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New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-202746-7. Nunberg, Geoffrey. "Ain't Misbehavior". Geoffrey Nunberg. Retrieved 12 December 2023. Fowler, H. W. (1965)...
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Language and Culture from NPR's Fresh Air is a collection of essays by Geoffrey Nunberg about the effect of language on contemporary culture. Most of the essays...
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generally positive reviews. Writing for the Los Angeles Times, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg called it "entertaining and informative" while admitting that he is...
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Whitehead, John Powers, Lloyd Schwartz, Geoffrey Nunberg, Justin Chang, and Nick Quah. Past contributors include Geoff Nunberg, Milo Miles, and Ed Ward. Tonya...
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has been promoted as beautiful-sounding by various writers; linguist Geoffrey Nunberg specifically names the writers H. L. Mencken in 1920; David Allan Robertson...
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the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In 2004, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg said the original supporters of the addition thought that they were...
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broadcast took up where Murray left off. During the program Fresh Air, Geoffrey Nunberg, a language commentator, answered questions about regional nicknames...
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Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show, is a 2006 book by Geoffrey Nunberg, who applies his expertise as a linguist to the United States Democratic...
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Brain at bottom of web page. 2006 Becky Award "The Language of Eve", Geoffrey Nunberg, January 3, 2007 Roznovsky, Nicholas (27 June 2017). "'The Female Brain'...
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Charity Hudley, Penelope Eckert, Gregory Guy, Robert A. Leonard, Geoffrey Nunberg, Shana Poplack, and John R. Rickford. His methods were adopted in England...
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in almost every regard, but his view was disputed in a response by Geoffrey Nunberg of Language Log, who claimed that Lighter's dictionary was better organized...
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book by the American linguist Geoffrey Nunberg which analyzes the history of the epithet "asshole". In Ascent, Nunberg traces to World War II the origins...
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Suzanne Nossel (1987), non-profit executive and human rights activist Geoffrey Nunberg (1962), noted linguist, author, professor (U C Berkeley and Stanford)...
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Education Policy Lingo Jingo: English Only and the New Nativism, by Geoffrey Nunberg English-Only Movement: Its Consequences on the Education of Language...
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application of common sense in the study of language. Stanford linguist Geoffrey Nunberg has described Bolinger as "one of the most distinguished semanticists"...
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Schumacher (1996), p. 201 Gilliland 1969, show 34. "Geoffrey Nunberg – the history of "protest"". Geoffrey Nunberg. Retrieved October 3, 2007.[permanent dead link]...
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(adjunct) Peter Lyman Clifford Lynch (adjunct) Jeffrey MacKie-Mason Geoffrey Nunberg (adjunct) AnnaLee Saxenian Hal Varian Steven Weber Ashkan Soltani danah...
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coined in France to castigate the perpetrators of the Reign of Terror. Geoffrey Nunberg (28 October 2001). "Head Games / It All Started with Robespierre /...
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tantamount to taking sides." However, Berkeley Professor of Linguistics, Geoffrey Nunberg, pointed out that virtually all media around the world, other than...
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is tantamount to taking sides." Berkeley Professor of Linguistics Geoffrey Nunberg pointed out that virtually all media around the world, other than what...
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The phrase is not commonly used in the 21st century. According to Geoffrey Nunberg, the image entered the English language in the middle of the 19th century...
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Cornell University ILR School. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Geoffrey Nunberg (January 11, 2016). "Goodbye Jobs, Hello 'Gigs': How One Word Sums...
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exclamation mark (!), and its changing usage over time. Featuring Geoffrey Nunberg, Jason Parham, and Deborah Tannen. 11 11 "Cricket" Aasif Mandvi July 18...
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the authors are simply "talking about different subjects". Indeed, Geoffrey Nunberg, a lexical semantician, observes a trend of sarcasm replacing the linguistic...
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