Comments on: The Seasons, part 2. From three to four, summer. http://blog.oup.com/2012/03/word-origin-summer/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » The Seasons, Part 3: Rainy Winter? http://blog.oup.com/2012/03/word-origin-summer/#comment-265357 OUPblog » Blog Archive » The Seasons, Part 3: Rainy Winter? Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:30:32 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=22641#comment-265357 [...] just as in the discussion of summer, one clever hypothesis has been ignored, so it is with winter. In 1960 Fritz Mezger derived winter [...] [...] just as in the discussion of summer, one clever hypothesis has been ignored, so it is with winter. In 1960 Fritz Mezger derived winter [...]

]]> By: John Cowan http://blog.oup.com/2012/03/word-origin-summer/#comment-264738 John Cowan Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:43:51 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=22641#comment-264738 Marc: Jokes based on threes are Indo-European. In many Native American cultures, the "magic number" is four, not three. Marc: Jokes based on threes are Indo-European. In many Native American cultures, the “magic number” is four, not three.

]]> By: Link love: language (41) « Sentence first http://blog.oup.com/2012/03/word-origin-summer/#comment-263517 Link love: language (41) « Sentence first Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:51:27 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=22641#comment-263517 [...] The etymology of summer. [...] [...] The etymology of summer. [...]

]]> By: Marc Leavitt http://blog.oup.com/2012/03/word-origin-summer/#comment-259038 Marc Leavitt Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:26:11 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=22641#comment-259038 Professor Lieberman: I know this is a bit off the track,but I've always been fascinated by the traditional form of the joke: Three parts to the buildup, followed by the resolution. This protocol is by no means all-inclusive, but it predominates. You're comments about three gods and three seasons brought this to mind. Any thoughts? Professor Lieberman:
I know this is a bit off the track,but I’ve always been fascinated by the traditional form of the joke: Three parts to the buildup, followed by the resolution. This protocol is by no means all-inclusive, but it predominates. You’re comments about three gods and three seasons brought this to mind. Any thoughts?

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