On 18/4/23 10:50, David wrote:
I wonder what Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens (The Minefield, ABC RN,
Sunday morning at 10:00 EST) would have to say about that gem?
On 20/4/23 11:47 am, Tom Worthington wrote:
The difference is that pundits talk about things, whereas some
researchers apply what they do. That is they theorize, but then cut code
to make it useful.
An example was someone who told me they were researching the use of the
word "the" in ancient Aramaic. I thought "what possible use could this
to be to anyone?". But they were starting a company to apply the
technology for student feedback on essays (in English).
For many years, a project I've intended for my retirement (ha - if ever)
is an exercise in comparative philology.
At its most extreme, it would compare the meaning*s* of 'the' in
different languages / language-groups.
I suspect that comparative tenses have already been done pretty well.
(German and English each have 16, with 1 in each not in the other.
And Schwyyzertueuetsch has 3 - I kid you not.
It's hard to map CH to DE. You need to use adverbs very carefully).
But the one I really intended working on was the concept of 'cheating'.
And, if you read the reports this week on multiple Unis blacklisting
multiple Indian States, i.e. not accepting applications for enrolment
from them, it seems like the results of that project would be useful.
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