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but even (the rules are) not sacrosanct since our fallible but extremely accomplished pattern-matching mechanisms can even deal with exceptions to them.
Do you mean on the speaker's or on the listener's side?
and do you mean true exceptions or ad hoc violations of the rules?
And what is the criterion for failure of the pattern-matching?
And what else but a science can answer these questions?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Take the medicine... maverick 02/28/01 02:24 PM Re: Take the medicine... Jackie 02/28/01 02:43 PM Re: Take the medicine... Seian 02/28/01 03:23 PM Re: Take the medicine... Capital Kiwi 02/28/01 05:12 PM Re: Take the medicine... Bean 03/01/01 01:23 PM Re: Take the medicine... wsieber 03/02/01 11:55 AM Re: linguistics as a science tsuwm 03/02/01 04:46 PM Re: linguistics as a science Capital Kiwi 03/02/01 05:10 PM Re: Take the medicine... Capital Kiwi 03/02/01 05:34 PM Re: Take the medicine... musick 03/02/01 06:45 PM
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