LINGUIST List 4.270

Tue 13 Apr 1993

FYI: Just for fun: novel, pro-drop

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1. CALIX, A Novel for Computational Linguists
2. Joseph Pentheroudakis, English pro-drop

I'd like to share with you the title of a comic romance I enjoyed
over the weekend. Set in a software company employing linguists, it
was great fun:
Rosenheim, Andrew. 1993. Hands On. Mandarin Paperbacks. ISBN 0-7493-1361-7

Lloyd Holliday
edulhlure.latrobe.edu.au

I don't mean to reignite the pro-drop discussion, but I simply couldn't
resist pointing out the following nice example from the recent New
Books posting on Linguist:

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DISCOURSE

Norrick, Neal R. CONVERSATIONAL JOKING: HUMOR IN EVERYDAY TALK
 1993. 192 pp. Clothbound. ISBN 0-253-34111-6 $29.95
 Indiana University Press Linguistics
Investigates forms of humor that enliven everyday conversation.
Demonstrates that an account of joking is a necessary part of any
complete description of conversation. Shows that conversation is
the natural home of many forms of humor. Provides new insights into
both verbal humor and the nature of conversation.

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Joseph Pentheroudakis