Are you asking about surface or deep structure? Jim Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 2, 2014, at 7:05 AM, "Mike Palij" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Well, the Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today (even though it was cloudy and rainy in Punxsutawney, PA) which means that there will be six more weeks of winter. Upon hearing this, I wonder: (1) Has anyone ever constructed a flowchart (possibly Rube Goldberg in nature) that shows the stages that link the act of a groundhog seeing its shadow on Feb 2 and how soon spring weather will appear? Pictures or photos of the process would be appreciated. (2) On the Weather Channel, it is obvious that there is Cabal that handle Phil and communicate with him in "Groundhogese". But what exactly is the nature of this language? I believe that it is a language developed by Groundhogs to communicate with humans, especially to display their exceptional ability to predict natural events, so, what are it's properties? How would Chomsky describe its syntax ("Beastly!"), its phonology, morphology, vocabulary, etc? Are there polite and rude forms of Groundhogese? What constitutes swear/curse/taboo words? Are there regional differences and dialects? Inquiring minds want to know. NOTE: even the Weather channel people were shocked, you hear, shocked! that Phil saw his shadow. Just goes to show that modern science just can't compare with old fashioned animal instincts! -Mike Palij New York University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> P.S. Not surprisingly, Staten Island Chuck also saw his shadow, indicating six more weeks of winter. Given the kind of weather some parts of the U.S. have been experiencing, I'd bet that it's going to be a lot longer before spring weather appears but, alas, I've all my money tied up Superb Owl bets. C'mon! Baby needs a pair of shoes! --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=33832 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-33832-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-33832-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=33837 or send a blank email to leave-33837-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
