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ERIC Number: EJ514856
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2267
Grammars for People.
Lightfoot, David
Journal of Linguistics, v31 n2 p393-99 Sep 1995
This paper discusses the biological and social views of grammar with reference to recent research on grammar and language acquisition, arguing that grammars are individual constructs existing in the minds of individual speakers. Contains 24 references. (MDM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Variation
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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