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Daniel Altshuler

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Professor of Semantics and Pragmatics at Oxford https://danielaltshuler.com

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Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Dec 16

Can now pre-order the paperback version.

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Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 7d

In case you have a bug problem

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · 14d

For London-area academics: our 3rd colloq in linguistics and philosophy.

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Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Sep 8

According to the OED, French hérisson really does derive from Latin ericius, and English urchin is indeed ultimately a borrowing of hérisson.

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cool question!!

I asked my colleague Philomen Probert and she said that German Igel and its cognates in other Germanic languages go back to a (western) Proto-Indo-European pre-form such as *eghīnos.

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Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Sep 8

Entrance to a private garden in Vienna (love this sign)

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Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 24

Cheers from the Old Danube, Vienna.

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 17

500 year anniversary of @christchurchoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Merci

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you!

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks Ruben. Hope our paths cross soon.

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you!

Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks! (Yessir!)

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Daniel Altshuler @danielaltshuler.bsky.social · Aug 4

Promoted to Professor of Semantics and Pragmatics at @ox.ac.uk @jesusoxford.bsky.social @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social

Thankful for all the support and mentorship along the way.