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