Old English Toby jugs and their makers

We explicate the different ways that a first-order sentence can be true (resp., false) in a model M, as formal objects, called (M-relative) truth-makers (resp., falsity-makers). M-...

Abstract The United States of English tells the story of American speech from its earliest beginnings to its current state. Topics covered include the following: the...

Dictionaries—especially historical dictionaries—are full of historical facts and judgments about English. Thus, students can find out a lot about English by looking in dictionaries...