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what do linguists study?

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THE MIND, in other words, the unconscious knowledge that speakers have about their language.

Ex. grammatical rules

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How do linguists study the mind, and ultimately, language?

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Indirectly, by studying variations between samples, variations over time, and people’s judgments of acceptability.