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English Grammar in the 1970's
Long, Ralph B. – Coll Engl, 1970
Version of a paper read at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, NOvember 1969, in Washington, D.C. (DS)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
A Traditionalist Looks at Generative Grammar.
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Long, Ralph B. – The Journal of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1964
Strengths and weaknesses of generative grammar are examined by an apologist for the traditionalists. Criticism is directed toward difficulties encountered by the layman in comprehending texts on linguistic theories, linguists' use of jargon and pet formulas, and unwieldy amounts of terminology constantly being developed. Special attention is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English, Grammar, Kernel Sentences