Overdetermination and Underdetermination as Characteristics of Variable Language Use.

Hartig, Matthias

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Publication Date: 1976

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Overdetermination and Underdetermination as Characteristics of Variable Language Use

Hartig, Matthias

Linguistics, 168, 17-25, Feb 76

This paper examines language variation in terms of overdetermination and underdetermination of structural information as related to grammatical rules and the structure of social behavior. (CLK)

Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure, Social Behavior, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication

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