Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 14:42:18 -0800
From: THOMAS CLARK tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU
Subject: myths about language
A few years ago I had a list of myths about language that I used to begin
my semester in Intro to Ling. I had taken quite a few from the first
page of somebody's (work?)book, and made additions. Now I can't find it.
Can you help me out? Most of these were short, such as
Never end a sentence with a preposiiton
We acquire languaguage from out parents and caregivers only
People used to speak better English than they do now
Redundancy has no place in English
English is easier for children to learn than Chinese
Thanks and Cheers,
Thomas L. Clark
tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nevada.edu