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Peer reviewedHurford, 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
Peer reviewedHalle, Morris – Language, 1975
The article represents the Presidential Address delivered at the Golden Anniversary meeting of the Linguistic Society of America in New York, 29 December 1974. The question of how to do linguistics is raised. Specific tactics are recommended, but it is stated that a procedure for discovering solutions to linguistic problems is lacking. (CLK)
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Generative Phonology, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
