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What would be possible if the view described in the passage holds?
What would be possible if the view described in the passage holds?
It would be feasible to use solely empirical methods to describe language.
What is the goal of setting linguistics up alongside other empirical sciences like physics, according to the passage?
What is the goal of setting linguistics up alongside other empirical sciences like physics, according to the passage?
To make language description a laudable goal.
What would language description become if the view described in the passage holds?
What would language description become if the view described in the passage holds?
Language description would become a matter of objective fact, not subjective speculation.
According to Chomsky's criticisms, is it possible to eschew introspection totally?
According to Chomsky's criticisms, is it possible to eschew introspection totally?
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What is the number of sentences in a natural language, according to the passage?
What is the number of sentences in a natural language, according to the passage?
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What test does the passage suggest the curious reader can try to demonstrate the uniqueness of sentences in a natural language?
What test does the passage suggest the curious reader can try to demonstrate the uniqueness of sentences in a natural language?
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How does Chomsky describe the nature of corpora?
How does Chomsky describe the nature of corpora?
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What are the two senses in which corpora are considered partial?
What are the two senses in which corpora are considered partial?
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Why does Chomsky criticize early corpus linguistics?
Why does Chomsky criticize early corpus linguistics?
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According to Chomsky, why is the sentence 'I live in New York' more likely to be included in a corpus than 'I live in Dayton Ohio'?
According to Chomsky, why is the sentence 'I live in New York' more likely to be included in a corpus than 'I live in Dayton Ohio'?
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What practical criticism does the passage mention about the corpus methodology?
What practical criticism does the passage mention about the corpus methodology?
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How does the passage describe the potential outcome of describing language based solely on a natural corpus?
How does the passage describe the potential outcome of describing language based solely on a natural corpus?
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According to the passage, what is the role of the corpus linguist satirized by Fillmore?
According to the passage, what is the role of the corpus linguist satirized by Fillmore?
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What does Paul Postal's quote suggest about early corpus linguists' views?
What does Paul Postal's quote suggest about early corpus linguists' views?
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How does the passage characterize Fillmore's depiction of the corpus linguist?
How does the passage characterize Fillmore's depiction of the corpus linguist?
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What process does the passage suggest as an alternative to relying on corpus data?
What process does the passage suggest as an alternative to relying on corpus data?
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What does the passage imply about Chomsky's views on using corpus data in linguistics?
What does the passage imply about Chomsky's views on using corpus data in linguistics?
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What does the passage suggest is a limitation of relying solely on corpus data?
What does the passage suggest is a limitation of relying solely on corpus data?
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