Linguistics Christmas Jokes

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allthingslinguistic:

How does a linguist wish someone a joyful Dec 25th?
Merry/Mary/marry Christmas!

What are Father Christmas’s linguist sisters and daughters called?
Relative Clauses 

What does a linguist say when Santa just won’t leave you alone?
He’s lost the stalking/stocking distinction

What is a distinctive feature of the Christmas phonology of non-native English speakers?
No-dark-el 

What presents did the three wise linguists bring?
Goal, epenthesis, and merge

What do linguists do under mistletoe?
Make quadrilabial clicks 

What is a minty treat that linguists consume around Christmastime?
Chomsky canes 

Which carrot-nosed entity came to life in a particularly strident fashion?
Fricative the snowman

Who is a grammatical but unattested candidate for pulling a linguist’s sleigh?
Rudolph the colourless-green-nosed reindeer 

What nutmeg-sprinkled beverage does one drink around Linguistmas?
Wugnog 

What do you put on top of an ungrammatical Linguistmas tree?
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