dialect in novels

[Bob Fitzke]

Or, perhaps, when enough of the exceptions coalesce to form a new rule
of their own; sort of a "rule within a rule". A type of speciation?

"Dennis R. Preston" wrote:
>
> >The rule gets negated when somebody comes up with a better one
> >(i.e., one which "covers" more of the exceptions). The humdrum life
> >of science.
>
> dInIs
>
> >
>
> >Don't you just love a "rule with many exceptions"? How many exceptions
> >does it take to negate the rule? :-)
> >
> >Bob
> >
> >"Dennis R. Preston" wrote:
> >>
> >>  >What's nerve-grating about a pretty good rule (although there are
> >>  >many exceptions): Irregulars are done away with in metaphoric usage.
> >>  >Goose (application of thumb to backside) has plural gooses;
> >>  >preterite of fly out (baseball) is "flied out" (not "flew out"). Snd
> >>  >so on. Chill.
> >>
> >>  dInIs
> >>
> >>  PS: Exception - computer mice (although mouses was once used)
> >>
> >>  >Speaking of "nerve-grating", why is the Toronto hockey club known as the
> >>  >"Maple Leafs" and not the "Maple Leaves"?
> >>  >
> >>  >Beverly Flanigan wrote:
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  At 10:13 AM 2/25/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >>  >>  >Wouldn't argue. It just seems that one or the other is redundant; like
> >>  >>  >"focus in on" or "continued on".
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >Go Green
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >Bob
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  Reminds me of a former TA who considers "co-occur together" (quoted from
> >>  >>  Fromkin & Rodman, our old Lx favorite) to be "teeth-clenchingly,
> >>  >>  nerve-gratingly redundant."  Needless to say, she's no longer teaching
> >>  >>  linguistics.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  _____________________________________________
> >>  >>  Beverly Olson Flanigan         Department of Linguistics
> >>  >>  Ohio University                     Athens, OH  45701
> >>  >>  Ph.: (740) 593-4568              Fax: (740) 593-2967
> >>  >>  http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/linguistics/dept/flanigan.htm
> >>
> >>  --
> >>  Dennis R. Preston
> >>  Department of Linguistics and Languages
> >>  Michigan State University
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>
> --
> Dennis R. Preston
> Department of Linguistics and Languages
> Michigan State University
> East Lansing MI 48824-1027 USA
> preston at pilot.msu.edu
> Office: (517)353-0740
> Fax: (517)432-2736