syntax examples

"Don’t you be having no more of ’em bagels now, son."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:24:43 -0500

“Don’t you be having no more of ’em bagels now, son.”

- English / Mastop (2005)

"Come on, get yourself wings, come on, become a bird."

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:46:04 -0400

“Come on, get yourself wings, come on, become a bird.”

- Maori / Polinsky (2001)

"Come on, old woman, try and hit the fox with the stick."

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:11:00 -0400

“Come on, old woman, try and hit the fox with the stick.”

- Even / Malčukov (2001)

"It is a great thing for struggling youth to have a three-syllabled name with a proparxyton accent."

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:31:00 -0400

“It is a great thing for struggling youth to have a three-syllabled name with a proparxyton accent.”

- English / Garrett (2004/9)

"Who in the forest is going to get infected from wood?"

Sun, 17 May 2009 10:14:14 -0400

“Who in the forest is going to get infected from wood?”

- Russian / Kwon (2009)

"Taro was adversely affected by Hanako starting a new religion on him"

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:58:31 -0400

“Taro was adversely affected by Hanako starting a new religion on him”

- Japanese / Kubo (1992)

"The hyena cut the rope with the knife."

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:14:03 -0400

“The hyena cut the rope with the knife.”

- Chichewa / Baker (1985)

"Mary promised Pepi that they would wash each other"

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:59:25 -0400

“Mary promised Pepi that they would wash each other”

- Kapampangan / live from field methods class!

so yeah, things have been a bit slow. been assigned a lot of Chomsky, and let’s face it, he...

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:20:08 -0500

so yeah, things have been a bit slow. been assigned a lot of Chomsky, and let’s face it, he isn’t exactly full of humor.

"I and thou and our two sons, he said to his wazirs and grandees."

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:01:58 -0500

“I and thou and our two sons, he said to his wazirs and grandees.”

- Burushaski / Johannessen (1998)

back from break

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:00:36 -0500

welcome to spring semester 2009. time to read more syntax articles and encounter more insane sentences.

"Let her enchant him in his arse."

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:04:33 -0500

“Let her enchant him in his arse.”

- Hittite / Garrett (1990)

"The diplodocus will eat my breakfast every day."

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:19:00 -0500

“The diplodocus will eat my breakfast every day.”

- Breton / Jouitteau (2007)

"Sweetest of sleeping is copulation."

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:03:36 -0500

“Sweetest of sleeping is copulation.”

- Old Irish / Watkins (1976)

"The glorified marine smelled to the bird."

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:02:31 -0500

“The glorified marine smelled to the bird.”

- Samoan / Yu (2008)

"I have a lot of nulla-nullas and such like."

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:46:40 -0500

“I have a lot of nulla-nullas and such like.”

- Warlpiri / Legate (unpub. handout, 2007)

"There is a mongoose on the shelf."

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:49:00 -0500

“There is a mongoose on the shelf.”

- English / Freeze (1992)

"Many Christmas trolls probably ate the sausages."

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:19:25 -0500

“Many Christmas trolls probably ate the sausages.”

- Icelandic / Bobaljik and Jonas (1996)

"Lord, that was the best manure that ever twas."

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:10:11 -0500

“Lord, that was the best manure that ever twas.”

- Appalachian English / Zanuttini (2008)

"Grissom drank three bottles of wine on Sara."

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:38:43 -0500

““Grissom drank three bottles of wine on Sara.””

- Chinese / Kuo and Lin (2008)