规定还是描写？──记英国语法界一桩新近公案李为民规定还是描写？这是英语语言学界一个长期争论不休的问题，有着深远的历史渊源。无论是语言学或语法学，其研究方法和手段在今天都朝着更精细和更科学的方向发展着。然而，规定和描写这一古老的问题始终未能得到很好的解... Provisions or description? ─ ─ Remember a new case of English law jurisprudence Li provision or description? This is a long-standing debate in the English linguistics community that has far-reaching historical roots. Whether linguistics or grammar, its research methods and means are moving toward a more sophisticated and more scientific direction. However, the ancient problems of regulation and description have not been well solved.