montgomery hill
@doctormont.bsky.social
linguistics, cultural/indigenous studies, computer science, artificial intelligence | 35 | indigenous, leftist, pragmaticist | assistant professor @ SUNY buffalo
I think it's fascinating that things like "a", "an", and other smaller discourse particles just get totally wiped out in LLM style analyses of language. Unless they don't? Correct me please!!
March 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I think it's fascinating that things like "a", "an", and other smaller discourse particles just get totally wiped out in LLM style analyses of language. Unless they don't? Correct me please!!
I really appreciate how much natural light we get in my department’s new space…
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I really appreciate how much natural light we get in my department’s new space…
So does anyone think LLMs are “doing language?” In one sense, yes, because what they are outputting is language. In another sense, I am not convinced there is a human out there that “does” language using transformers or diffusion …
March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
So does anyone think LLMs are “doing language?” In one sense, yes, because what they are outputting is language. In another sense, I am not convinced there is a human out there that “does” language using transformers or diffusion …
Y'know, since ideology shapes our understanding of at least our social reality, and language is the primary vehicle of ideology, I can't help but think about a fun conversation between Zizek and Whorf.
March 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Y'know, since ideology shapes our understanding of at least our social reality, and language is the primary vehicle of ideology, I can't help but think about a fun conversation between Zizek and Whorf.
splurging for the laptop with the touch screen was a great choice
March 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
splurging for the laptop with the touch screen was a great choice
"To act intelligently and see intelligently become one" - C. S. Peirce
March 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"To act intelligently and see intelligently become one" - C. S. Peirce
The way you describe wolves howling in Mohawk, kontiwén:note, literally means they (konti) are standing (ote) the words (wenn) up. It is the same word for talking about a group of people speaking. #kanienkeha #linguistics #indigenous
March 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The way you describe wolves howling in Mohawk, kontiwén:note, literally means they (konti) are standing (ote) the words (wenn) up. It is the same word for talking about a group of people speaking. #kanienkeha #linguistics #indigenous
Dan Everett writing a biography on C. S. Peirce does not surprise me: Peirce's semiotic theory is probably the most significant possible challenger to Chomskyan thought about language. I would recommend reading Peirce. #cspeirce
March 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dan Everett writing a biography on C. S. Peirce does not surprise me: Peirce's semiotic theory is probably the most significant possible challenger to Chomskyan thought about language. I would recommend reading Peirce. #cspeirce
Today, I repaired my broken pair of glasses (pictured) today, and relieved myself of the headache my contacts were giving me. 🤓
February 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Today, I repaired my broken pair of glasses (pictured) today, and relieved myself of the headache my contacts were giving me. 🤓
Anyone got a good youtube about the Minimalist program of linguistics? Or a podcast. ngl I'm into Lakoff/embodied cognition and Peircean semiotics. How is this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJSz... #linguistics #minimalism #chomsky
Noam Chomsky, Genuine Explanation and the Strong Minimalist Thesis (MIT Linguistics Colloquium)
YouTube video by Abdessamia Bencheikh
www.youtube.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Anyone got a good youtube about the Minimalist program of linguistics? Or a podcast. ngl I'm into Lakoff/embodied cognition and Peircean semiotics. How is this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJSz... #linguistics #minimalism #chomsky
A community of settlers claiming to be Indigenous were recognized by the state of Vermont ten years ago, but it has come to light that the Vermont state legislature made a wrong call, and, imo, ought to rectify it: vtdigger.org/2025/02/20/a...
At contentious Statehouse panel, Abenaki leaders urge lawmakers to reconsider recognition of Vermont groups - VTDigger
The event was hosted by Rep. Troy Headrick, I-Burlington, who plans to introduce a bill that would set up a task force to review past tribal recognition decisions in the state.
vtdigger.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A community of settlers claiming to be Indigenous were recognized by the state of Vermont ten years ago, but it has come to light that the Vermont state legislature made a wrong call, and, imo, ought to rectify it: vtdigger.org/2025/02/20/a...
"Do not block the way of inquiry." - C. S. Peirce, 1899
February 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Do not block the way of inquiry." - C. S. Peirce, 1899
also a win: managed to switch my dad’s tv preferences from fox to msnbc, which had a good bit on about history and the war in Ukraine
February 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
also a win: managed to switch my dad’s tv preferences from fox to msnbc, which had a good bit on about history and the war in Ukraine
The presence of Ohio as a (meme) word in a significant amount of the populations’s vocabulary means that this same population is now highly cognizant of a word of Iroquoian origin - ohí:yo’ “beautiful river” #linguistics
February 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The presence of Ohio as a (meme) word in a significant amount of the populations’s vocabulary means that this same population is now highly cognizant of a word of Iroquoian origin - ohí:yo’ “beautiful river” #linguistics
The only reason people want humanoid robots is because they want indentured servants, they have a god complex or both. A human is such a stupid design for a robot. However, most other animals (birds, snakes, fish) are cool designs for robots.
February 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The only reason people want humanoid robots is because they want indentured servants, they have a god complex or both. A human is such a stupid design for a robot. However, most other animals (birds, snakes, fish) are cool designs for robots.
Just used Zoom's AI summary for some meetings I had yesterday. I don't think I lost anything in using it. Mentally correcting the notes it sent after the meeting helped me consolidate my memory, even.
February 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Just used Zoom's AI summary for some meetings I had yesterday. I don't think I lost anything in using it. Mentally correcting the notes it sent after the meeting helped me consolidate my memory, even.
I'm glad the judge is making them listen to it even though they don't want to hear it.
February 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I'm glad the judge is making them listen to it even though they don't want to hear it.
got the reviews of my book back from the press... I should have a contract in March!
February 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
got the reviews of my book back from the press... I should have a contract in March!
Got my reviews for the first chapter of my book, and I will hopefully have a publishing contract in hand sooner than later!
February 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Got my reviews for the first chapter of my book, and I will hopefully have a publishing contract in hand sooner than later!
I occasionally enjoy watching other people get lectured for know-it-all questions.
February 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I occasionally enjoy watching other people get lectured for know-it-all questions.
Lakoff's Philosophy in the Flesh is dope. I am just now getting into Mark Johnson's Body in the Mind and it is very good.
February 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Lakoff's Philosophy in the Flesh is dope. I am just now getting into Mark Johnson's Body in the Mind and it is very good.
I don't like the that Google AI/spellcheck in Docs told me to prefer sentence A over sentence B.
A: Today we will look at the work you completed.
B: Today we will look at the work you finished.
It's a purely stylistic thing; I would have a very hard time finding a context where this mattered.
A: Today we will look at the work you completed.
B: Today we will look at the work you finished.
It's a purely stylistic thing; I would have a very hard time finding a context where this mattered.
February 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I don't like the that Google AI/spellcheck in Docs told me to prefer sentence A over sentence B.
A: Today we will look at the work you completed.
B: Today we will look at the work you finished.
It's a purely stylistic thing; I would have a very hard time finding a context where this mattered.
A: Today we will look at the work you completed.
B: Today we will look at the work you finished.
It's a purely stylistic thing; I would have a very hard time finding a context where this mattered.
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RIP to a good venue. Although the last few shows I went to, it was pretty dead... in the past they turned the Xtreme Wheels (a venue I used to go to in my teens) into condos! Buffalo is definitely changing.
RIP to a good venue. Although the last few shows I went to, it was pretty dead... in the past they turned the Xtreme Wheels (a venue I used to go to in my teens) into condos! Buffalo is definitely changing.
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February 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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RIP to a good venue. Although the last few shows I went to, it was pretty dead... in the past they turned the Xtreme Wheels (a venue I used to go to in my teens) into condos! Buffalo is definitely changing.
RIP to a good venue. Although the last few shows I went to, it was pretty dead... in the past they turned the Xtreme Wheels (a venue I used to go to in my teens) into condos! Buffalo is definitely changing.