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ERIC Number: EJ459651
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
The Dance of Shiva and the Linguistics of Relativity.
Edge, Julian
Applied Linguistics, v14 n1 p43-55 Mar 1993
One possible criticism of formal syntactic theory is that it is based on a philosophy and a set of metaphors that appear superseded even in the physical sciences where they were developed. Borrowing again from the physical sciences, this paper argues for linguistic theory with a philosophical basis in interrelatedness. (39 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Metaphors, Physical Sciences, Second Language Learning, Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chomsky (Noam)