I can't resist a few comments on Phil Gaines' recent comments. I think they need to be said. In this respect, Larry Horn's posting was interesting, and speaks for itself.
Phonological examples are easiest.
Things like that. Now there's a lot more to be said about such notions. But at least you see the initial concern. This is what I objected to above. It seems unlikely that Joyce has anticipated any possibility of future change in the grammar of English.