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Author: Pelletier, Francis J. Subject: Linguistics Item type: Article (Published) Collections: Philosophy, Department of/Journal Articles (Philosophy)

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    1977

    Pelletier, Francis J.

    It is an extremely popular view among logicians and some linguists (McCawley, Hurford) that there are two distinct or's in English - an \"inclusive\" and an \"exclusive\". It seems equally popular among lexicographers, experts on proper usage, and some linguists (R. Lakoff) that there is only...

  • The Generative Power of Rule Orderings in Formal Grammars

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    1980

    Pelletier, Francis J.

    One way of 'restricting linguistic theory' is the L-view: place sufficient restrictions on the allowable rules of grammars so as to reduce their generative power. Another way is the G-view: disallow certain grammars, regardless of whether this results in a reduction of generative capacity. The...

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