http://www.glosses.net Thoughts about language, life, books, and other random stuff... Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:48:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am in the library now, and I'll be staying here till morn. There is no point in going home-only 6 hours before the next class, and I have seven more pages to the Macedonian paper (well, maybe five). It is advancing very well despite the hour and the yawns. ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/give-me-a-break-lewis-carroll/ if you're visiting the page at this very moment, please don't be alarmed. I am redesigning. :) added: now, I have changed the design of all files (archives, single entries/comments, the about page) and am pretty satisfied with all of them save the index page. Comments will be *most welcome*!!!!! Please ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/caution-redesign/ For some reason or other, nationalists expect "the science of linguistics" to prove that their (sometimes opposing) points of view are right beyind doubt. In the case of Macedonian language and state, there is a heated discussion, which can be reduced to a familiar question: "what is language? what is ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/glimpses-from-the-battlefield-macedonian-language/ I'm back with a new design and a huge yawn. I redesigned on a whim today. The old photo is of my own city, L'viv - from the beginning of 20th century. I'm contemplating taking the "Notebook" class; what do you say? I'm enlisted in one non-linguistic course already, "Medieval Cities" ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/there-and-back-again/ I have received confirmation for UNC Balkan conference. Next stage will be the actual writing; I have enough material for three articles! Have discovered something in the Triads (Middle Welsh) which may become a paper for the Celtic conference in UCLA next spring (says Prof. Klar). I am undecided - have ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/last-week-summary/ my professors say: "This year, November started early" "With this I will send you to the library where, with my blessing, you will dig". Can somebody help this guy? (question asked at exp.com) "In Hamlet(starring Mel Gibson) there is a scene "To be or not to be". Analyze the details of the scene with ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/amusing/ Samuel Johnsson, Dictionary of the English Language, 1765. : from Introduction "It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope of praise; to ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/lexicography/ Sick today. Stumbled here upon a quotation from Thomas Moore's "The Minstrel Boy". The Minstrel-Boy to the war is gone In the ranks of death you will find him His father's sword he hath girded on And his wild harp slung behind him. "Land of Song!" said the warrior-bard "Though all the world betrays thee, One sword, ... http://www.glosses.net/posts/digression-on-warrior-bard-rather-long/ I have made a new list on Amazon.com - it's a list of 22 core books on Indo-European studies and individual IE languages. http://www.glosses.net/posts/hello-world/