Re: Language Books

mslamm@olive.mscc.huji.ac.il (Zvi Lamm)
24 Jul 1998 15:03:17 -0400

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From: mslamm@olive.mscc.huji.ac.il (Zvi Lamm)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 24 Jul 1998 15:03:17 -0400
Organization: Hebrew University, Jeruslem, Israel
References: 98-07-131 98-07-168
Keywords: syntax

Ehud Lamm (mslamm@olive.mscc.huji.ac.il) wrote:
:>You should, perhaps, browse Chomsky (e.g, Aspects of the Thoery of
:>Syntax) for the human standpoint.


:>You should esp. enjoy Chomsky's distinction about the "practice" of
:>grammar use as opposed to the theoretical power of the grammar class
:>itself. If I remember correctly (the book isn't here) this is in
:>chapter 3.


The actual terminology Chomsky uses is "competence" versus "performance",
and is raised in chapter 1.


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Ehud Lamm mslamm@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il




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