My very messy but highly productive former desk, whose organizational style apparently betrays my affinity for syntax.

My very messy but highly productive former desk, whose organizational style apparently betrays my affinity for syntax.

About Phil

I was born in Lubbock, Texas, which means you might could hear me using multiple modal constructions, high negation, and  y'all. But, growing up in Kansas makes me sound like a Midwesterner anymore. (If you get any of this so far, you've already drunk (/drank?) the linguistics Kool-Aid.) I'm the husband of the most amazing woman in the entire world, and together we have four fantastic kids that constantly remind me how awesome language is.