Abstract
A linguist venturing on the thorny path paved with formulas has four problems to surmount: to characterize a phenomenon, to describe a course, to discover a dependency, and to explain the genesis of a language phenomenon. Each of these phases has its charms and difficulties. Each admits for an individual research style, but at the same time forces us to use objective procedures.
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