LINGUIST List 13.275

Fri Feb 1 2002

Media: ASL/Chimp Ad, Review:Lakoff/Nunez, Review:Film

Editor for this issue: Karen Milligan <karenlinguistlist.org>

Directory

Zylogy, A Review of Lakoff and Nunez on ABCNEWS Website

Zylogy, Review of 'Atanarjuat' at BBC news website

Message 1: Signing chimp ad

Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 06:51:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Toby Ayer <tobyayeryahoo.com>
Subject: Signing chimp ad

There's an Earthlink TV ad (I saw it last night during "ER") with a signing chimp. A woman sits opposite the chimp, talking and signing simultaneously: "Jojo hungry? Jojo want banana?"

Jojo then signs, while the woman interprets: "Jojo want ticket back to Uganda."

Jojo screeches with joy.

I don't know ASL, so I can't verify the signing.

Toby Ayer

Message 2: A Review of Lakoff and Nunez on ABCNEWS Website

Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:35:18 EST
From: Zylogy <Zylogyaol.com>
Subject: A Review of Lakoff and Nunez on ABCNEWS Website

A Review of 'Where Mathematics Comes From' by George Lakoff and Rafael Nunez appeared this week in the SciTech section of the ABCNEWS.com website at: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech//WhosCounting/whoscounting.html

The review contrasts the the content of the book with folk views of mathematics as encountered in the recent film 'A Beautiful Mind'.

Jess Tauber zylogyaol.com

Message 3: Review of 'Atanarjuat' at BBC news website

Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:48:11 EST
From: Zylogy <Zylogyaol.com>
Subject: Review of 'Atanarjuat' at BBC news website

A review of the all Inuit language film 'Atanarjuat', which opened recently in Great Britain, can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/01/22/atanarjuat_review_2002_review.shtml

Briefly mentioned on the live BBC news (Fri. Feb 1), the film has apparently opened to rave reviews.

The film's own webpage is at http://atanarjuat.com/media_centre/schedule.html

According to the information there it will open in the US in June.

Jess Tauber zylogyaol.com