Grammar Without Grammaticality Growth and Limits of Grammatical Precision.
Grammar is said to be about defining all and only the 'good' sentences of a language, implying that there are other, 'bad' sentences - but it is hard to pin those down. A century ago, grammarians did not think that way, and they were right: linguists can and should dispense with...
| Основен автор: | Sampson, Geoffrey. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berlin :
De Gruyter Mouton,
[2013], ℗♭2013.
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| Серия: |
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=674382 |
| Резюме: |
Grammar is said to be about defining all and only the 'good' sentences of a language, implying that there are other, 'bad' sentences - but it is hard to pin those down. A century ago, grammarians did not think that way, and they were right: linguists can and should dispense with 'starred sentences'. Corpus data support a different model: individuals develop positive grammatical habits of growing refinement, but nothing is ever ruled out. The contrasting models entail contrasting pictures of human nature; our final chapter shows that grammatical theory is not value-neutral but has an ethical di. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 341 pages)). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-334) and index. |
| ISBN: |
3110290014 9783110290011 |