Do humans actually understand speech?
Or are they just programmed to act like they do? Today's SMBC asks (and answers) the analogous question about emotions:
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Archive for Linguistics in the comics
Tudors
Today's Pearls Before Swine explores the consequences of flapping and voicing in American English:
Phonology in the comics
Today's Frazz deals with the phenomenon of flapping/voicing in American English:
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Trump® brand insults
The first two panels of today's Doonesbury:
Previous coverage of this issue: "The Trump Insult Haiku", 2/29/2016; "Trump reviews", 3/17/2016.
An impressive moustache
Alon Lichinsky sent in a link to this P.C. Hipsta comic:
And a reminder of another attachment ambiguity joke:
Semantic differential: Podium or lectern?
Today's xkcd illustrates a technique pioneered by Bill Labov:
Mouseover title: "BREAKING: Senator's bold pro-podium stand leads to primary challenge from prescriptivist base."
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Theory of Mind
In yesterday's Questionable Content, the "combat AI" Bubbles rejects the gift of a collapsible cardigan. The first couple of panels:
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