2. The syntactic rules of any language are ____ in number.
A: large
B: small
C: finite
D: infinite
A: large
B: small
C: finite
D: infinite
举一反三
- The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, but they are capable of yielding an infinite number of sentences.
- 中国大学MOOC: The syntactic rules of any language are finite in number, but there is no limit to thenumber of sentences native speakers of that language are able toproduce and comprehend.
- The syntactic rules of a language are finite in number, yet there is no limit to the number of the sentences that could be produced.
- 中国大学MOOC: The syntactic rules of any language are ____ in number.
- ____ can generate an infinite number of sentences. A: Phrase structure rules B: Movement rules C: Syntactic rules D: Both A and C