 Re: The book reads well.
For some people, studying the complexity of human language usage is more fun than water skiing or digital home theater. True students of language (I fall far short of that class) know they cannot be rule-makers, but are content (or even ecstatic) just being observers and describers. Understanding human language is the key to understanding human thought. In that endeavor there can never be too much data.
Does it matter how many zuegmas can dance on the head of a metonym? Maybe not, but if you do the research, I'll be interested to hear the answer. |