As I see it, Greenberg and I are simply playing different games and the contrast in our approaches reflects that basic difference. … I play one game and am intrigued by the other but I do keep wondering whether that other game has any rules or whether a computerized robot might not be rather better at it all. But long live both games!


Benedict, Paul K. 1991. "Comment on Matisoff's comparison between Greenberg and Benedict", in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 169-170.

Paul K. Benedict Quotes

As I see it, Greenberg and I are simply playing different games and the contrast in our approaches reflects that basic difference. … I play one...

As I see it, Greenberg and I are simply playing different games and the contrast in our approaches reflects that basic difference. … I play one...

As I see it, Greenberg and I are simply playing different games and the contrast in our approaches reflects that basic difference. … I play one...

As I see it, Greenberg and I are simply playing different games and the contrast in our approaches reflects that basic difference. … I play one...