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minus-squareColeSlothlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·2 years agoStudies linguistics, but not grammar.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years ago“I defend my poor grammar by appealing to linguistics.”
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat? Grammar is a very important part of linguistics. But linguistics is a science, not a morality - it describes the world of language as it actually is, not as someone in the 19th century demanded it should be.
Studies linguistics, but not grammar.
“I defend my poor grammar by appealing to linguistics.”
What? Grammar is a very important part of linguistics. But linguistics is a science, not a morality - it describes the world of language as it actually is, not as someone in the 19th century demanded it should be.