Over on Language Log, Mark Liberman has posted about “sloppy identity” in anaphoric expressions, using an ambiguous exchange in a cartoon as a starting point: (A) Woman 1 [talking about romance with her husband]: I close my eyes and imagine he’s Tom Hanks. (B) Woman 2: What if he’s doing the same? Do the same … Continue reading Data points: sloppy identity 6/19/11