âLanguage changeâ
The semantics and pragmatics of parent-child communication
(to be continued)
Calvinâs fatherâs use of 60s slang in this strip implies that he was Calvinâs age (6) during that time, meaning that if the Calvin and Hobbes comics are set in the year of the stripâs debut (1987), Calvinâs dad cannot be older than 33











