Linguistics

The Illogicians' Conversation

Monday, Aug 4, 2025

In this crazy discussion, each speech turn contains a semantically deviant or infelicitous utterance. Can you guess what is causing each oddity?

1. B: Hi Gottlob! In what way are you doing?
2. G: Yes! What …

Too much information? The usefulness of talking redundantly

Monday, Feb 16, 2026

Suppose you and your favourite MoL-student are procrastinating on your homework assignment (very unrealistic, I know). You decide to play a game – not a very hard one, because your assignment is …

When *if* comes after *then*

Monday, Aug 4, 2025

Suppose you want to tell someone that you believe that the first edition of The Illogician will be a success, provided that the articles in it are well written. You could convey this message in the …