5 Questions
What does phonology study?
The combination of speech sounds in languages
What does syntax primarily study?
The study of sentence structure
Why is syntax viewed as a cognitive science?
It explains human knowledge and language
What is the group of hypotheses that describe a language's syntax called?
Grammar
What is the scientific method in syntax primarily used for?
Developing hypotheses about generalizations in the data
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