The logic of parametric theories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20365247 |
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| Authors | Terje Lohndal (0000-0002-8514-1499, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Maryland.), Juan Uriagereka (0000-0001-9194-3626, Dept. of Linguistics, University of Maryland.) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-76 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoretical Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-4428 • E-ISSN: 1613-4060 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/thli.2010.004 |
| OpenAlex | W2081747930 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
'Parameters in minimalist theory: The case of Scandinavian' (henceforth, PMT), by Anders Holmberg, is an interesting attempt to defend the view that 'deep parameters' should be part of the grammatical system. PMT argues that parameters should be seen as points of 'underspecification', and in part as 3 rd factor effects in the sense of Chomsky (2005) - thus casting doubts on attempts to locate parametric variation in the lexicon and at the interfaces. In our view, however, PMT does not quite make the case for a 'deep parameter'. In examining this case, we also seek to clarify the relationship between parametric theories and acquisition, and more generally 'underspecification'
Epistemology · Lexicon · Linguistics · Parametric statistics · Philosophy of language · Physics · Statistics · Theoretical linguistics · Underspecification · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence
| Highly cited | No |
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