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... principle ( which may be taken as axiomatic in the study of any system of communication ) that meaning implies choice . This principle , it should be observed , states that the possibility of selecting one alternative rather than an ...
... principle ( which may be taken as axiomatic in the study of any system of communication ) that meaning implies choice . This principle , it should be observed , states that the possibility of selecting one alternative rather than an ...
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... principle are noun phrases that contain noun phrases . For instance , the book on the desk is a noun phrase , and the desk , which is included within it , is also a noun phrase . According to the " A - over - A " prin- ciple , any rule ...
... principle are noun phrases that contain noun phrases . For instance , the book on the desk is a noun phrase , and the desk , which is included within it , is also a noun phrase . According to the " A - over - A " prin- ciple , any rule ...
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... principle involved here ; and it is essential to an understanding of Chomsky's notion of " universal grammar . " When we discussed " the goals of linguistic theory " in Chapter IV , we saw that the linguist , in writing a generative ...
... principle involved here ; and it is essential to an understanding of Chomsky's notion of " universal grammar . " When we discussed " the goals of linguistic theory " in Chapter IV , we saw that the linguist , in writing a generative ...
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