Re: History of French

From: Ruud Harmsen (realemailseesite01_at_rudhar.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:36:48 +0200

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 06:29:50 +0200: Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>: in
sci.lang:

>> Because no native speaker of Enlgish systematically says "not is
>> true", but plenty of native speakers systematically say "it ain't".
>
>Why are native speakers more correct than non-native speakers?

Is that a serious question?

>> It's not about permission. It's about defining what (the grammar of)
>> a language is. A natural language is defined by how its native
>> speakers use it, not by how non-native speakers use it.
>
>How are native speakers defined?

Those who learnt it from early childhood. 

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Ruud Harmsen - http://rudhar.com

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