Interestingly, Aarts is described on the OUP website as "one of Britain's leading grammatologists." This word was new to me, but when I looked it up, the OED has, of grammatology
- The study of writing systems and orthography.
- Literary Theory. The critical analysis of the relation between text, spoken language, and meaning.
As far as I can tell, neither of those descriptions applies to Aarts, a linguist who seems to focus on syntax. Any guesses?
[Update: April 4. The word has now been changed to grammarian. I guess it was just a mistake.]
[Update: April 4. The word has now been changed to grammarian. I guess it was just a mistake.]
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