Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar

This study addresses the feasibility of the classical notion of parameter in linguistic theory from the perspective of parametric hierarchies. A novel program-based analysis is implemented in order to show certain empirical problems related to these hierarchies. The program was developed on the basi...

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Autores: Boeckx, Cedric, Leivada, Evelina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Gramàtica generativa
Grammar
Generative grammar
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spelling Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal GrammarBoeckx, CedricLeivada, EvelinaGramàticaGramàtica generativaGrammarGenerative grammarThis study addresses the feasibility of the classical notion of parameter in linguistic theory from the perspective of parametric hierarchies. A novel program-based analysis is implemented in order to show certain empirical problems related to these hierarchies. The program was developed on the basis of an enriched data base spanning 23 contemporary and 5 ancient languages. The empirical issues uncovered cast doubt on classical parametric models of language acquisition as well as on the conceptualization of an overspecified Universal Grammar that has parameters among its primitives. Pinpointing these issues leads to the proposal that (i) the (bio)logical problem of language acquisition does not amount to a process of triggering innately pre-wired values of parameters and (ii) it paves the way for viewing language, epigenetic ('parametric') variation as an externalization-related epiphenomenon, whose learning component may be more important than what sometimes is assumed.Public Library of Science (PLoS)2018201820132018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion11 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/124574Articles publicats en revistes (Filologia Catalana i Lingüística General)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072357PLoS One, 2013, vol. 8, num. 9, p. 1-11https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072357info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/256413cc-by (c) Boeckx, Cedric et al., 2013http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1245742026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
title Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
spellingShingle Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
Boeckx, Cedric
Gramàtica
Gramàtica generativa
Grammar
Generative grammar
title_short Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
title_full Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
title_fullStr Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
title_full_unstemmed Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
title_sort Entangled Parametric Hierarchies: Problems for an Overspecified Universal Grammar
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Boeckx, Cedric
Leivada, Evelina
author Boeckx, Cedric
author_facet Boeckx, Cedric
Leivada, Evelina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gramàtica
Gramàtica generativa
Grammar
Generative grammar
topic Gramàtica
Gramàtica generativa
Grammar
Generative grammar
description This study addresses the feasibility of the classical notion of parameter in linguistic theory from the perspective of parametric hierarchies. A novel program-based analysis is implemented in order to show certain empirical problems related to these hierarchies. The program was developed on the basis of an enriched data base spanning 23 contemporary and 5 ancient languages. The empirical issues uncovered cast doubt on classical parametric models of language acquisition as well as on the conceptualization of an overspecified Universal Grammar that has parameters among its primitives. Pinpointing these issues leads to the proposal that (i) the (bio)logical problem of language acquisition does not amount to a process of triggering innately pre-wired values of parameters and (ii) it paves the way for viewing language, epigenetic ('parametric') variation as an externalization-related epiphenomenon, whose learning component may be more important than what sometimes is assumed.
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