Clauses as Semantic Predicates: Difficulties for Possible-Worlds Semantics [PDF]
The standard view of clauses embedded under attitude verbs or modal predicates is that they act as terms standing for propositions, a view that faces a range of philosophical and linguistic difficulties.
Moltmann, Friederike
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Temporal Phylogenetic Networks and Logic Programming
The concept of a temporal phylogenetic network is a mathematical model of evolution of a family of natural languages. It takes into account the fact that languages can trade their characteristics with each other when linguistic communities are in contact,
Erdem, Esra+2 more
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Ecological Theory of Language Acquisition [PDF]
This poster outlines an Ecological Theory of Language Acquisition (ETLA). The theory views the early phases of the language acquisition process as an emergent consequence of the interaction between the infant and its linguistic environment.
Gustavsson, Lisa+5 more
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Editorial: Surrogate Languages and the Grammar of Language-Based Music
Laura McPherson, Yoad Winter
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LINGUISTICS: The Linguistic School of Prague: An Introduction to its Theory and Practice. J
Edward Stankiewicz
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The absence of a trade-off between morphological and syntactic complexity
The hypothesis that all languages are equally complex often invokes a trade-off principle, according to which if a language is more complex in one particular domain, it will be simpler in another different domain.
Antonio Benítez-Burraco+2 more
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Roy Andrew Miller: Studies in the grammatical tradition in Tibet. (Amsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic Science. Series iii—Studies in the History of Linguistics, Vol. 6.) xix, 142 pp. Amsterdam: John Benjamins B.V., 1976. Guilders 40. [PDF]
R. K. Sprigg
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Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 1999 [PDF]
Yves D’hulst+3 more
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Redefining linguistic categories through network theory
Categorization is a dynamic cognitive process that organizes human knowledge. As such, categorization processes are integral of the linguistic system and are primarily manifested in the conceptual categories represented in semantic memory.
Natividad Hernández Muñoz+2 more
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What is typology? - a short note [PDF]
It is often assumed that the goal of typology is to define the notion ‘possible human language’. This view, which I call the Universalist Typology view is shared, for example, by virtually all contributors to Bynon & Shibatani’s 1995 volume Approaches to
Bickel, Balthasar
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