Re: grammar tricks

[Margaret Clark <clark@uhdux2.dt.uh.edu>]

On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, MULLIN ANNE wrote:

> Margaret -- we can't NOT tell you; there IS deep structure for 
> punctuation and the surface marks indicate those cracks into which we 
> are all too likely to fall.  I'll stick to the idea of separating 
> those pizza toppings -- because I think the point is that if we 
> itemize, we want to emphasize the specific, individual parts -- if, 
> in our deep structuring we want to think holistically we'll use terms 
> like "toppings" or "variety of toppings."   But, hey, I'm ready to 
> fall down the hole like Alice -- 

I knew it, I knew there would be deep structure for punctuation; we are 
all very, very sick people here. 

Got a reference?

Maragret
clark@dt.uh.edu