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| Adverbs | 1 |
| Descriptive Linguistics | 1 |
| Language Classification | 1 |
| Linguistic Theory | 1 |
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| Semantics | 1 |
| Structural Analysis | 1 |
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| Journal of Linguistics | 1 |
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| Lehrer, Adrienne | 1 |
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Peer reviewedLehrer, Adrienne – Journal of Linguistics, 1975
Argues that Charles Morris' division of signs into syntactics, semantics and pragmatics is too rigid. The line between pragmatics and semantics is not sharp, and a language theory is needed that can predict and explain borderline cases without forcing them into arbitrary established categories. (CHK)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Classification, Linguistic Theory
