misc.

mid 20s, professor, she/her

[specgram]

Randomata

Null. A formal device for representing things that should be there but are not, such as dropped pronouns, traces, and good jobs for linguists.

[ghostconsonant]

things arrival got right about linguists

•  we are not magical translation machines!

•  alien invasion? who cares, there’s work to be done. (corollary: everyone knows where to find you: in the office.)

•  wine. lots of wine.