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Le Page, R. B. – 1988
A discussion on the nature of language argues the following: (1) the concept of a closed and finite rule system is inadequate for the description of natural languages; (2) as a consequence, the writing of variable rules to modify such rule systems so as to accommodate the properties of natural language is inappropriate; (3) the concept of such…
Descriptors: Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French
