What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics: The case of innatenessMartina Penke, Anette Rosenbach John Benjamins Publishing, 06.06.2007 - 297 Seiten What counts as evidence in linguistics? This question is addressed by the contributions to the present volume (originally published as a Special Issue of Studies in Language 28:3 (2004). Focusing on the innateness debate, what is illustrated is how formal and functional approaches to linguistics have different perspectives on linguistic evidence. While special emphasis is paid to the status of typological evidence and universals for the construction of Universal Grammar (UG), this volume also highlights more general issues such as the roles of (non)-standard language and historical evidence. To address the overall topic, the following three guiding questions are raised: What type of evidence can be used for innateness claims (or UG)?; What is the content of such innate features (or UG)?; and, How can UG be used as a theory guiding empirical research? A combination of articles and peer commentaries yields a lively discussion between leading representatives of formal and functional approaches. |
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... scientific', trying to align themselves with the sciences, looking up to the prevailing scientific paradigm at the time as a model, and trying to integrate the study of language therein (see e.g. Sampson 1980: 17). And ever since ...
... scientific', trying to align themselves with the sciences, looking up to the prevailing scientific paradigm at the time as a model, and trying to integrate the study of language therein (see e.g. Sampson 1980: 17). And ever since ...
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... scientific paradigm at the time, linguistics attached to different disciplines: evolutionary biology in the 19th century, sociology and psychology in the early 20th century, and cognitive psychology/sciences in the latter half of the ...
... scientific paradigm at the time, linguistics attached to different disciplines: evolutionary biology in the 19th century, sociology and psychology in the early 20th century, and cognitive psychology/sciences in the latter half of the ...
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... scientific statement is supposed to be true only in the sense that it has not been falsified (yet). Popper's infamous example was that if we only see white swans, we might inductively generalize that all swans are white. However, we can ...
... scientific statement is supposed to be true only in the sense that it has not been falsified (yet). Popper's infamous example was that if we only see white swans, we might inductively generalize that all swans are white. However, we can ...
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... scientific research (for other examples from the natural sciences, see Chomsky 2002; Jenkins 2000). In all these cases, the apparent counter-evidence was not taken to refute a theory, but stimulated further research that resulted in the ...
... scientific research (for other examples from the natural sciences, see Chomsky 2002; Jenkins 2000). In all these cases, the apparent counter-evidence was not taken to refute a theory, but stimulated further research that resulted in the ...
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... scientific investigation. Note, however, that particularly the latter modifications (such as those made by Eisenbeiss or Wunderlich) are not those associated by functional linguists with the notion of UG — they typically associate UG ...
... scientific investigation. Note, however, that particularly the latter modifications (such as those made by Eisenbeiss or Wunderlich) are not those associated by functional linguists with the notion of UG — they typically associate UG ...
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Remarks on the relation between language typology and Universal Grammar Commentary on Newmeyer | 75 |
Does linguistic explanation presuppose linguistic description? | 81 |
Remarks on description and explanation in grammar Commentary on Haspelmath | 109 |
Authors response | 113 |
From UG to Universals Linguistic adaptation through iterated learning | 117 |
Form meaning and speakers in the evolution of language Commentary on Kirby Smith and Brighton | 139 |
A question of relevance Some remarks on standard languages | 181 |
The Relevance of Variation Remarks on Weißs StandardDialectProblem | 209 |
Authors response | 215 |
Universals innateness and explanation in second language acquisition | 217 |
Internal versus external universals Commentary on Eckman | 241 |
Authors response External universals and explanation in SLA | 245 |
What counts as evidence in historical linguistics? | 249 |
Abstraction and performance Commentary on Fischer | 283 |
Authors response | 143 |
Why assume UG? | 147 |
What kind of evidence could refute the UG hypothesis? Commentary onWunderlich | 175 |
Authors response Is there any evidence that refutes the UG hypothesis? | 179 |
Authors response | 287 |
Subject index | 291 |
The series Benjamins Current Topics BCT | 298 |
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