Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday

Here we respond to some comments by Alday concerning headedness in linguistic theory and the validity of the assumptions of a mathematical model for word order. For brevity, we focus only on two assumptions: the unit of measurement of dependency length and the monotonicity of the cost of a dependenc...

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Autor: Ferrer Cancho, Ramon|||0000-0002-7820-923X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
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Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Mathematical linguistics
Clitics
Units of measurement
Headedness
Language evolution
Word order
Principles and parameters theory
Lingüística matemàtica
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spelling Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. AldayFerrer Cancho, Ramon|||0000-0002-7820-923XMathematical linguisticsCliticsUnits of measurementHeadednessLanguage evolutionWord orderPrinciples and parameters theoryLingüística matemàticaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Intel·ligència artificial::Llenguatge naturalHere we respond to some comments by Alday concerning headedness in linguistic theory and the validity of the assumptions of a mathematical model for word order. For brevity, we focus only on two assumptions: the unit of measurement of dependency length and the monotonicity of the cost of a dependency as a function of its length. We also revise the implicit psychological bias in Alday’s comments. Notwithstanding, Alday is indicating the path for linguistic research with his unusual concerns about parsimony from multiple dimensions.Peer Reviewed20152015-01-0120152015-06-15journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/28305https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22105832-00501009reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/283052026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
title Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
spellingShingle Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
Ferrer Cancho, Ramon|||0000-0002-7820-923X
Mathematical linguistics
Clitics
Units of measurement
Headedness
Language evolution
Word order
Principles and parameters theory
Lingüística matemàtica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Intel·ligència artificial::Llenguatge natural
title_short Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
title_full Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
title_fullStr Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
title_full_unstemmed Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
title_sort Reply to the commentary "Be careful when assuming the obvious", by P. Alday
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferrer Cancho, Ramon|||0000-0002-7820-923X
author Ferrer Cancho, Ramon|||0000-0002-7820-923X
author_facet Ferrer Cancho, Ramon|||0000-0002-7820-923X
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mathematical linguistics
Clitics
Units of measurement
Headedness
Language evolution
Word order
Principles and parameters theory
Lingüística matemàtica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Intel·ligència artificial::Llenguatge natural
topic Mathematical linguistics
Clitics
Units of measurement
Headedness
Language evolution
Word order
Principles and parameters theory
Lingüística matemàtica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Intel·ligència artificial::Llenguatge natural
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