Lexico-semantics obscures lexical syntax
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19595869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Matchin (0000-0002-2530-8429, University of South Carolina, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Language Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2813-4605 • E-ISSN: 2813-4605 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/flang.2023.1217837 |
| PMID | 38549784 |
| OpenAlex | W4385690528 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 47 |
is most likely", arguing against "syntax-centric" views of language as promulgated by Chomsky and others. However, the notion of "lexico-semantics" articulated here obscures the fact that words are both syntactic and semantic entities. Because of this, any functional neuroimaging experiment that manipulates lexicality will almost assuredly tax both syntactic and semantic resources, and is therefore inadequate for isolating conceptual-semantic processing in the brain in exclusion to syntax. In addition, Fedorenko et al. do not satisfactorily account for robust lesion data that shows clear functional-anatomical dissociations within the language network. Finally, a "syntax-centric" view of language is perfectly compatible with Fedorenko et al.'s conclusions about syntax-selectivity in the brain because of the multiple potential mappings between linguistic theory and neurobiology beyond individual brain regions
Lexical item · Lexical Semantics · Lexico · Lexicon · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Sentence · Sentence processing · Syntax · Word order · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |