Reanalysis and reinterpretation

Two items this morning in which lexical items are understood in new ways: look down reanalyzed as V + Prt rather than V + P; and circadian in circadian rhythm understood as an ethnonym, denoting some group of people, the Circadians. look down. On ADS-L yesterday, Herb Stahlke reported Andrew Sullivan (on The Daily Dish) … Continue reading Reanalysis and reinterpretation