What are rules and generalizations?

Rules and generalizations state principles true of many cases. They frequently refer to cause and effect or correlations.

Here are some examples of rules and generalizations:

• Warm air rises.
• English spelling rule: i before e except after c

• What is a knowledge hierarchy?
• Information processing theory of learning

• Concept module: rules and generalizations
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): R
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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