Educational Post 2: Buffalo A Language Paradox

 

What do you think when you see this sentence? Do you even consider it as a sentence? ​

Actually, it is grammatically correct, and even has a real meaning. Languages are not obvious systems; it is not an easy task to comprehend all of their properties. ​

Let me explain the sentence you see on the right. Buffalo is an animal name, also there is a city called Buffalo in New York, and buffalo as a verb means “to bully” so when you put all these things up it means Buffalo buffalos which Buffalo buffalos buffaloed buffaloes Buffalo buffaloes. It may still be confusing, if you are interested in learning about it more, click here.

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This post was designed for EDT5004 BAU, Spring 2021​

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