Nathan Schneider

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Computational Linguist and Professional Nerd at Georgetown University

he/him pronouns, ALL the prepositions

Here for #NLProc and #linguistics!

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Nathan SchneiderDec 14, 2023
@Cyrus @antoniahamilton Maybe, but this was attested from a native speaker.
Show threadNathan SchneiderDec 14, 2023
@antoniahamilton I have heard of pedants calling for "may" in requests for permission (objecting to "Can I use the bathroom?"). But requests for somebody else to do something?
Show threadNathan SchneiderDec 13, 2023
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Nathan SchneiderDec 13, 2023
Received a grammar question about requests like "May you update the team?" ("may" instead of "would" or "can"). Has anybody heard of this phenomenon? #Linguistics #modality
Nathan SchneiderNov 29, 2023

It's grad application season! For folks interested in North American linguistics departments with research in or adjacent to #NLProc, see this page: https://nschneid.github.io/nlp-in-ling/

Applications for Georgetown's Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics are due this Friday!

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Nathan SchneiderNov 29, 2023
@fay @_dmh I don't know details of the current situation, but I worry a per-author cap could be unfair to students in large labs or disincentivize including collaborators as coauthors.
Nathan SchneiderSep 20, 2023
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Nathan SchneiderJun 16, 2023
Linguistic judgment poll: https://twitter.com/complingy/status/1669699857601249280
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“SCENE: A formal presentation of an award. What do you think of the naturalness of: (1) This award recognizes your over a decade of service to the organization. (2) This award recognizes your more than a decade of service to the organization.”

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Show threadNathan SchneiderJan 28, 2023
@evanmiltenburg One word: dessert.
Show threadNathan SchneiderJan 22, 2023
@PeeBeeJayBee @amyfou @linguistics CGEL p. 248: "Some varieties of English, particularly BrE varieties, allow [that order] when both [objects] are personal pronouns"