Grammars are rule-based systems

The grammar of a language is a system of rules for the production of sentences. These rules are part of the unconscious "deep structure" of language.

Noam Chomsky (1965 & 1980)
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The Rule-Following Assumption
Grammars are rule-based systems
All concepts are rules
AI rules can't explain ordinary language
Explicit rules are unnecessary
Humans behave in orderly manner without rules
Impossible to write every rule
Programmed behaviour strictly rule-like or arbitrary
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