A little linguistic anthropology humor, courtesy of Language Log.
For some background on the joke, and why Geoff Pullum doesn’t think the above cartoon is particularly funny, see here. More here.
The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Cartoon
One thought on “The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Cartoon”
Comments are closed.
Thanks for the link. I’ve been looking for a clear explanation of the problem for some time now. Nice blog, overall, too.