Syntax and Human Experience

Download or read book Syntax and Human Experience written by Nicolas Ruwet and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1991-09-24 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Ruwet] raises fundamental questions about the place of grammar in the study of language and provides several studies which suggest the possibility that some core data are outside the realm of grammatical explanation. A very remarkable book, in which the breadth of Ruwet's reflection is both challenging and deeply rewarding."—Denis Bouchard, University of Quebec, Montreal