{"text":"@HebrideanHecate @Flick @FeartnTired This is very similar to Chomsky's demonstration about how syntax isn't dependent on semantics, i.e. you can have a semantically nonsensical sentence which is nevertheless grammatically perfectly correct. It's basically an illustration of the difference between syntax and semantics.  He was also making a point about how probabilistic grammar analyses are inadequate when it comes to explaining whether highly unlikely sentences are grammatical or not, but that's a very geeky side point.  His was colourless green ideas sleep furiously.  Politically Chomsky's a right weirdo, but as a linguist he was not without contributions. Although his TG grammar has since been determined to be of much more limited utility than originally thought.","truncated":false,"created_at":"Sat Feb 21 00:34:36 +0900 2026","in_reply_to_status_id":"12162071","uri":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/objects\/e885a010-1fae-4573-8933-29b9dfccd238","source":"ActivityPub","source_link":null,"id":12162072,"in_reply_to_user_id":6078,"in_reply_to_screen_name":"HebrideanHecate","geo":null,"user":{"id":83989,"name":"The Dread Slender Gnome","screen_name":"Gnomeshatecheese","location":null,"description":"The more you push me, the less I&#39;ll give in.From an anonymous YouTube commenter:&quot;I never gave these nutters my consent to change my reality.&quot;","profile_image_url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/83989-48-20230102234129.webp","profile_image_url_https":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/83989-48-20230102234129.webp","profile_image_url_profile_size":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/83989-96-20230102234129.webp","profile_image_url_original":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/83989-original-tmp20230102234129.webp","groups_count":0,"linkcolor":false,"backgroundcolor":false,"url":null,"protected":false,"followers_count":0,"friends_count":0,"created_at":"Tue Jan 03 08:41:29 +0900 2023","utc_offset":"0","time_zone":"UTC","statuses_count":262,"following":false,"statusnet_blocking":false,"notifications":false,"statusnet_profile_url":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Gnomeshatecheese","cover_photo":false,"background_image":false,"profile_link_color":false,"profile_background_color":false,"profile_banner_url":false,"is_local":false,"is_silenced":false,"rights":{"delete_user":false,"delete_others_notice":false,"silence":false,"sandbox":false},"is_sandboxed":false,"favourites_count":0},"statusnet_html":"<p><a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate\">@HebrideanHecate<\/a> <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick\">@Flick<\/a> <a class=\"u-url mention\" href=\"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/FeartnTired\">@FeartnTired<\/a> This is very similar to Chomsky's demonstration about how syntax isn't dependent on semantics, i.e. you can have a semantically nonsensical sentence which is nevertheless grammatically perfectly correct. It's basically an illustration of the difference between syntax and semantics.  He was also making a point about how probabilistic grammar analyses are inadequate when it comes to explaining whether highly unlikely sentences are grammatical or not, but that's a very geeky side point.  <\/p><p>His was colourless green ideas sleep furiously.  <\/p><p>Politically Chomsky's a right weirdo, but as a linguist he was not without contributions. Although his TG grammar has since been determined to be of much more limited utility than originally thought.<\/p>","statusnet_conversation_id":6172135,"statusnet_in_groups":false,"external_url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12162072","in_reply_to_profileurl":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","in_reply_to_ostatus_uri":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","attentions":[{"id":6078,"screen_name":"HebrideanHecate","fullname":"HebrideanHecate","profileurl":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate","ostatus_uri":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/HebrideanHecate"},{"id":6601,"screen_name":"Flick","fullname":"Flick ??","profileurl":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick","ostatus_uri":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/Flick"},{"id":12674,"screen_name":"FeartnTired","fullname":"Feart n Tired ???????","profileurl":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/FeartnTired","ostatus_uri":"https:\/\/spinster.xyz\/users\/FeartnTired"}],"fave_num":1,"repeat_num":0,"is_post_verb":true,"is_local":false,"favorited":false,"repeated":false}