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Languages and Linguistics

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Tue Jul 25, 2017, 09:20 AM Jul 2017

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Doen't belong in linguistics. Igel Jul 2017 #1

Igel

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1. Doen't belong in linguistics.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:14 AM

Jul 2017

It's not "language" at issue, it's "evaluation against a set of standards related to normative grammar, reading competency, and rhetorical skills," in which the primary factor is the difficulty of the standards.

I could write an English Language Arts test that most DUers who are native speakers of American English would fail, and let's be generous and say that means "< 40% correct." All I have to do is choose the criteria and set the level really high.