Grammar Without Grammaticality : Growth and Limits of Grammatical Precision.

Grammar Without Grammaticality : Growth and Limits of Grammatical Precision.

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Author / Creator:Sampson, Geoffrey.
Imprint:Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2013], ©2013.
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 341 pages)
Language:English
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs TiLSM.
Subject:
Grammaticality (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Grammaticality (Linguistics)
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11219924
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ISBN:3110290014
9783110290011
3110289776
9783110289770
9781306205283
130620528X
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-334) and index.
In English.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: 9781306205283
Standard no.:10.1515/9783110290011

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