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<P><FONT size=2><SPAN class=951322714-04092002>We are currently coding language
samples and are int</SPAN><SPAN class=951322714-04092002>erested in the
</SPAN>presence of grammatical errors. <SPAN class=951322714-04092002> One
concern is how to distinguish between 'vernacular use' and ge</SPAN><SPAN
class=951322714-04092002>nuine errors. Here are examples that we don't
know what to do with</SPAN><SPAN class=951322714-04092002>:
</SPAN>- regarding the use of "there are"- I am<SPAN
class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN>finding many subjects using it as a contraction
in the singular when the<SPAN class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN>plural form is
called for- i.e. "there's more people here then expected" or<SPAN
class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN>"there's 100 people attending the service<SPAN
class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN>Also using "good"<SPAN
class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN>instead of "well"- "He ran really good at the
race"? The other issue was<SPAN class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN>dropping "ly"
from adverbs- "he drew nice" or various combinations of both<SPAN
class=951322714-04092002> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2>"she plays real
good"</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT size=2><SPAN class=951322714-04092002>Any ideas on this? rules to
follow?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=951322714-04092002>thanks in advance for
advice,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=951322714-04092002>Helen
Tager-Flusberg</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>