On 'usefulness' and 'validity' in the theory and practice of linguistics: A riposte to H. G. Widdowson

de Beaugrande, Robert

doi:10.1075/fol.5.1.05bea

Article published In: Functions of Language
Vol. 5:1 (1998) ► pp.85–96

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On 'usefulness' and 'validity' in the theory and practice of linguistics

A riposte to H. G. Widdowson

Robert de Beaugrande | University of Botswana at Gaborone

Published online: 1 January 1998

https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.5.1.05bea

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