GRAMMAR & LOGIC: AN UNHOLY MARRIAGE

From “Language” (1933)

By L. Bloomfield

THE IDEAL LANGUAGE BIAS

THE IDEAL LANGUAGE BIAS

PRESCRIPTIVE/DESCRIPTIVE FALLACY

PRESCRIPTIVE/DESCRIPTIVE FALLACY:GOOD OR BAD POPULAR MYTH

PRIMACY OF SPEECH VS STATUS

PRIMACY OF SPEECH VS STATUS

SPEECH IS ALIVE – IT CHANGES.

WRITING IS A FOSSIL - IT RESISTS CHANGE.

UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR: ANCIENT MYTH

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SCIENTIFIC INDUCTION VS INTELLECTUAL SPECULATION