A few years back while working on my MA in Linguistics, I saw that there was a lack of availability of fun, linguistics related t-shirts on the market, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I came up with the following linguistically-inspired mottos for t-shirts (only one of which I had made).
SEMANTICIANS MEAN WELL
SYNTACTICIANS KNOW HOW TO TURN A PHRASE
PHONOLOGISTS RULE THE SOUND WAVES
PHONETICIANS ARE OF SOUND MIND
PRAGMATICIANS KEEP IT IN CONTEXT
MORPHOLOGISTS CAN AFFIX ANYTHING
GOT GRAMMAR
Because I focused on topics in semantics while working on my degree, I had about 20 or so of the "Semanticians Mean Well" shirts made. I gave them away to friends and family to spread my love of linguistics. I also gave one to Professor Margaret Winters at Wayne State University as she was my thesis advisor and a huge inspiration.
I would love to hear more linguistically-inspired mottos if anyone out there has ideas. Let's give the t-shirt printers some inspiration.
4 comments:
i just finished making a shirt that says "when i play semantics i play to win"
That is a great one. I absolutely love it. How can I win one?
I would buy one. Market them.
At the request of readers (here and on other posts) I have set up a Cafe Press shop with some linguistics merchandise. Please check it out and let me know what you think. I am still working on the shop layout and designs.
http://www.cafepress.com/walkinthewords
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