# Comedian identifies a critical flaw in structuralism: Are distinctive features like leather sleeves

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The piece uses a comedy routine about leather sleeves to question analyses based on distinctive features.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 24 March 2011

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- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2011/03/comedian-identifies-a-critical-flaw-in-structuralism-are-distinctive-features-like-leather-sleeves/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 24 March 2011
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: linguistics, structuralism, phonology, analogy.

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