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Hurford, James R. – Language, 1977
Addresses the problem of defining the notion "linguistically significant generalization." A rigorous objective method for determining the significance of a generalization, based on probability theory, is proposed. The proposal is illustrated by applying it to examples central to theorizing in generative grammar. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Fundamental Concepts, Generalization, Generative Grammar

Lakoff, Robin – Language, 1972
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, English, Japanese, Language

Gamkrelidze, Thomas V. – Language, 1974
The Saussurean thesis of arbitrariness of the sign is considered incomplete since it specifies only vertical and not horizontal relations. (DD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory