Micro-Syntactic Variation in North American English
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1Taphophile13
Is "I believe ain't nobody leavin'" ungrammatical? Maybe, apparently, it all depends on micro-syntax.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/06/29/the_yale_grammatical_divers...
http://microsyntax.sites.yale.edu/phenomena
http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2015/06/29/the_yale_grammatical_divers...
http://microsyntax.sites.yale.edu/phenomena
2elenchus
An interesting article. Seems to hinge on your idea of whether grammar is inherent to a language, or inherent to an individual's understanding of how to communicate. When enough individuals share a given rule, it becomes its own grammar (regional or "micro-syntax"), as opposed to being an instance of people not speaking correctly.
I've always tended to the latter view: if you're understood, you're speaking "correctly". Speaking inappropriately for the social context is relevant, but is different from the question of correct / incorrect usage. But I know, that implies every mistake is also always a potential new micro-syntax in development ....
I've always tended to the latter view: if you're understood, you're speaking "correctly". Speaking inappropriately for the social context is relevant, but is different from the question of correct / incorrect usage. But I know, that implies every mistake is also always a potential new micro-syntax in development ....
