What counts as evidence in linguistics : the case of innateness

What counts as evidence in linguistics : the case of innateness / edited by Martina Penke, Anette Rosenbach.

The main aim of this paper is to establish the position of historical linguistics in the wider field of linguistics. Section 1 centres on the immediate and long term goals of historical linguistics. Section 2 discusses the type of data that play a role and looks at tools to be used for the analysis...

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Other Authors: Penke, Martina, Rosenbach, Anette
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007.
Series:Benjamins current topics ; v. 7.
Subjects:
Linguistic analysis (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Innateness hypothesis (Linguistics)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Historical & Comparative.
Grammar, Comparative and general
Universele grammatica.
Empirische methoden.
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Table of Contents:
  • What Counts as Evidence in Linguistics; Editorial page; LCC data; Table of contents; Preface; What counts as evidence in linguistics? An introduction; Typological evidence and Universal Grammar; Remarks on the relation between language typology and Universal Grammar. Commentary on Newmeyer; Does linguistic explanation presuppose linguistic description?; Remarks on description and explanation in grammar. Commentary on Haspelmath; Author's response; From UG to Universals. Linguistic adaptation through iterated learning.
  • Form, meaning and speakers in the evolution of language. Commentary on Kirby, Smith and BrightonAuthors' response; Why assume UG?; What kind of evidence could refute the UG hypothesis? Commentary onWunderlich; Author's response. Is there any evidence that refutes the UG hypothesis?; A question of relevance. Some remarks on standard languages; The Relevance of Variation. Remarks on Weiß's Standard-Dialect-Problem; Author's response; Universals, innateness and explanation in second language acquisition; 'Internal' versus 'external' universals. Commentary on Eckman.
  • Author's response. 'External' universals and explanation in SLAWhat counts as evidence in historical linguistics?; Abstraction and performance. Commentary on Fischer; Author's response; Subject index; The series Benjamins Current Topics (BCT).

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