http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/linguafranca-45.pngBy Allan Metcalf. This week in his superb, extraordinary, unparalleled, remarkable Lingua Franca post on the “tenure code” (I hope I’ve included enough superlatives to properly sustain his reputation at Amherst), Ilan Stavans wrote, “What I don’t know, where I’m in the dark (as other outside reviewers surely are, too), is in regards to particular institutional codes.”
When a usage change occurs in such a highly regarded platform as Lingua Franca, it deserves a second look. More...