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20 Sep 2022
If you want to see what I do as a linguist, my (new) website is itaibassi.github.io. If you don't, my website is still this one.

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Semanticists - If youโ€™re interested inย binding dependencies, the de se-de re distinction, strict-sloppy ambiguities, and how theseย all interact in the grammar of logophoricty, come check out this paper just published in Natural Language Semantics! link.springer.com/article/10โ€ฆ
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20 Oct 2025
Hi linguists, a new and rich in content volume of snippets is online (and the first that @garysthoms and I put together!). Check it out! ledonline.it/snippets/

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New paper with Tue Trinh: Conditional Questions ("if you come, will Bea leave?") are derived by mvt syntactic reconstruction. The semantics is simple, and the theory makes correct predictions re: diagnostics for reconstructions. Comments welcome! lingbuzz.net/lingbuzz/008540

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Hi there linguists! @garysthoms and I are entering the role of Snippets editors. If you have something short you wish our community to know about, please consider submitting! (visit ledonline.it/snippets/ for content requirement.) Cheers!

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thanks to Sam Alxatib and Isaac Gould for doing this before us!
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26 Mar 2024
everyone in gaza facing crisis levels of food insecurity
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RT @tami_yakira: ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื•ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื’ื•ื•ืขื™ื ืžืจืขื‘ ื‘ืขื–ื”. ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื•. ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืชื™ื ืžืจืขื‘. ืคื” ืœื™ื“ื ื• ืžืžืฉ, 40 ื“โ€ฆ
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New paper by @BassiItai (@ZASBerlin), Imke Driemel, Abigail Bimpeh (ZAS) & Silvia Silleresi: "Strict Logophors in #Ewe, #Yoruba, and #Igbo" in Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung. #linguistics #language #openaccess ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/sub/iโ€ฆ

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Everyone concerned with Israel/Palestine should listen to the simple truths @AyOdeh said in the Knesset this evening.
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MIT didnโ€™t want to punish antisemitic foreign students harassing American Jews on campus because suspension would lead to deportation under the student visa rules. So MIT chose to help the antisemites instead of punishing them. Morality run amok. MIT is one of the most prestigious universities in the US. These days, foreigners make up about 30% of the MIT student body. Jewish students, on the other hand, make up about 6% of the MIT student body โ€” a campus minority.
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ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ืขื” ื•ื‘ื•ืงืจ 27 ื‘ืขื–ื”
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Itai Bassi retweeted
31 Oct 2023
ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื™ืจืื”. ื–ื” ื”ืืจื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืกืชืชืจื• ืžื™ื›ืืœ ื•ืขืžืœื™ื” ื‘ืžืฉืš 14 ืฉืขื•ืช, ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ 6 ื•-8 ืœื‘ื“, ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ื”ื ืจื•ืขื™ ื•ืกืžื“ืจ ื ืจืฆื—ื•. ืื‘ื™ื’ื™ืœ ื”ืื—ื•ืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืช ื”-3 ืžื•ื—ื–ืงืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ ื—ืžืืก. . ื›ืชืžื™ ื”ื“ื ืœื™ื“ ื”ืืจื•ืŸ, ื”ื ืฉืœ ืืžื ืฉื ืจืฆื—ื” ืœื ื’ื“ ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ืฉืœ ืจื•ืขื™ ื–ืดืœ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ืชืชืคืจืกื: ืดืฉื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื™ืจืื” ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื ื•ืด
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The situation is so dire that ten villages have been compelled to forsake their ancestral lands and flee in abject fear. Susyiah village now stands as the next target. We urgently beseech you to intervene without delay and bring this horrific nightmare to a halt. 4/
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ื–ื” ืื— ืฉืœ ื™ื”ืœ, ื ื•ื•ื”, ื”ื•ื ื‘ืŸ 8. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื•ื ื”-21 ืฉืœื”ื ื›ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ื‘ืขื–ื”
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Why did Hamas attack Israel on October 7? And what's the historical context? This aspect is often missing from most discussions I see in the international press. Here's my take:
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ืื—ื“ ืžื›ืœ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ืจ ืขื•ื–, ื”ืงื™ื‘ื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ืื—ื•ืชื™, ื ื—ื˜ืฃ. ื”ื ืžื‘ืงืฉื™ื ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืžื“ื™ื ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืงืœื˜ื™ื. ืื ื ืฉืชืคื•
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If anyone would have told me a week ago that we would have official confirmation this little girl is in the hands of Hamas, I would have thought it was the worst possible thing. Now we are relieved, because she might be alive.
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ื–ื™ื›ืจื• ืืช ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ื”ื–ืืช, ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืžื›ื•ืœืŸ, ืฉื‘ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืคืชื™ื—ื” ื•ื’ื ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืกื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ. ืืคืฉืจ ืœื’ืžื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ืœ ื“ืงื” ืฉื—ื•ืœืคืช ืขื“ ืฉื ื™ื’ืจืจ ืืœ ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ื”ื–ืืช ื‘ืขืœ ื›ื•ืจื—ื ื• - ืชืขืœื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ืฉื‘ื•ื™ื™ื.
ืฉื™ื—ืจื•ืจ ื”ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื›ืœ. ืืœืดืž ื‘ืžื™ืœ ื™ื’ืืœ ื›ืจืžื•ืŸ- ืฉื™ื—ืจื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ืชืžื•ืจืช ืฉื™ื—ืจื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ืืกื™ืจื™ื. ืดืœื ื ืขืฉื” ืžื™ืงื•ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื ืฉืœ ื™ืงื™ืจื™ื ื•, ื”ืจื•ื’ื™ื, ืคืฆื•ืขื™ื, ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ื•ื ืขื“ืจื™ืืด.
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Let me dwell on the utterly mundane. My aunt and uncle's house always smelled of coffee. Tari is a person who roasts their own coffee. Lilach bakes these amazing semolina and dates cookies. That's what I am thinking about when they are being held in Gaza. Help us get them home.
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ืฉื™ื—ืจื•ืจ ื”ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื›ืœ. ืืœืดืž ื‘ืžื™ืœ ื™ื’ืืœ ื›ืจืžื•ืŸ- ืฉื™ื—ืจื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ืชืžื•ืจืช ืฉื™ื—ืจื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ืืกื™ืจื™ื. ืดืœื ื ืขืฉื” ืžื™ืงื•ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื ืฉืœ ื™ืงื™ืจื™ื ื•, ื”ืจื•ื’ื™ื, ืคืฆื•ืขื™ื, ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ื•ื ืขื“ืจื™ืืด.
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