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I am wondering how much of Herb's argument depends on these two examples
that he cites. Are these well-formed sentences of English? Not in my
books. I might have heard something of the first kind uttered (certainly
never written) by someone who got a little "tangled up" in what he wanted
to say (performance error). And the second one sounds like something a
learner of English as a second language might utter.
Here's a book that I know the guy who wrote it.
This is the guy met me at the airport.
I am surprised that no one else on the list has yet objected to what
appears to me to be spurious evidence. I appreciate the reference to
Huddleston and Pullum and look forward to investigating their framework
for understanding "that."
R. Michael Medley
Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
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