Francis Y Lin
Biographic Data
| ID | 816162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francis Y Lin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francis Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Lin |
| SIGNATURE | LIN F Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2468-6863 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Comfort food for Generation Z: A case study in Taiwan
The Generation Z cohort, born between 1995 and 2010, represents a substantial portion of the global population, experiencing their formative years in an era characterized by pervasive globalization. Comfort foods serve as tangible expressions of both individual and national dietary cultures. This study reveals that the comfort foods of Generation Z also reflect the locality and globalization of dietary habits. Exploring the comfort foods of Gener…
Methodological confusions in universal grammar: Reply to Kim
A refutation of universal grammar
This paper offers a refutation of Chomsky's Universal Grammar (UG) from a novel perspective. It comprises a central part, clarifications and comparisons. The central part starts with an examination of Chomsky's research method and then argues that the method is seriously flawed and that it cannot lead to the discovery of any innate universals of language. In the clarifications part, a number of questions that could be raised concerning the centra…
What is really wrong with universal grammar (Commentary on Behme)
Ambridge, Pine, and Lieven (2014; AP&L) identify three problems with universal grammar (UG), namely: linking, data coverage, and redundancy, and argue for an alternative approach to child language acquisition. Behme (2014) aims to make a stronger case against UG. She attempts to show, by combining AP&L’s arguments with evidence from developmental psychology and formal linguistics, that UG should be rejected. In this commentary, I argue that Behme…
The transformations of transformations
Chomsky On The ‘Ordinary Language’ View Of Language
A refutation of universal grammar
This paper offers a refutation of Chomsky's Universal Grammar (UG) from a novel perspective. It comprises a central part, clarifications and comparisons. The central part starts with an examination of Chomsky's research method and then argues that the method is seriously flawed and that it cannot lead to the discovery of any innate universals of language. In the clarifications part, a number of questions that could be raised concerning the centra…
The transformations of transformations
Chomsky On The ‘Ordinary Language’ View Of Language
Chomsky On The ‘Ordinary Language’ View Of Language
The transformations of transformations
What is really wrong with universal grammar (Commentary on Behme)
Ambridge, Pine, and Lieven (2014; AP&L) identify three problems with universal grammar (UG), namely: linking, data coverage, and redundancy, and argue for an alternative approach to child language acquisition. Behme (2014) aims to make a stronger case against UG. She attempts to show, by combining AP&L’s arguments with evidence from developmental psychology and formal linguistics, that UG should be rejected. In this commentary, I argue that Behme…
A refutation of universal grammar
This paper offers a refutation of Chomsky's Universal Grammar (UG) from a novel perspective. It comprises a central part, clarifications and comparisons. The central part starts with an examination of Chomsky's research method and then argues that the method is seriously flawed and that it cannot lead to the discovery of any innate universals of language. In the clarifications part, a number of questions that could be raised concerning the centra…
Methodological confusions in universal grammar: Reply to Kim
Comfort food for Generation Z: A case study in Taiwan
The Generation Z cohort, born between 1995 and 2010, represents a substantial portion of the global population, experiencing their formative years in an era characterized by pervasive globalization. Comfort foods serve as tangible expressions of both individual and national dietary cultures. This study reveals that the comfort foods of Generation Z also reflect the locality and globalization of dietary habits. Exploring the comfort foods of Gener…
Epistemology (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Grammar (4 works) · Language and cultural evolution (4 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (4 works) · Universal Grammar (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works)