A Note on Parameter Setting in Contact Situations

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ID7903854
AuthorsRicardo Etxepare (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, corresponding author), Ángel J Gallego (0000-0001-6352-458X, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume7
Issue1
Pages34
Publication date2022-02-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguages (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/languages7010034
OpenAlexW4213157181
LanguageEN
References cited33

This paper revisits the study of linguistic variation within the Government and Binding approach to parameters, pointing out some limitations of parameter schemata in language contact scenarios. Discussion is focused on the possibility that clustering effects (the schemata themselves) are more complex than conventional approaches suggest. We outline an alternative approach, directly connected to Uriagereka’s typology or parameters, which is itself based on Chomsky’s Theory of Formal Languages. Empirically, we focus on language contact situations, as they provide cases where variation by contact operates under what we call an Excess of Stimulus, whereby access to the relevant data is overwhelming, but somehow ignored by learners

Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Language contact · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Sociology · Typology · Variation (astronomy · Computer Science · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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