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A note on methodology in linguistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2009

Robert Freidin
Robert Freidin
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Program in Linguistics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-5264. freidin@princeton.edu
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Abstract

Evans & Levinson's (E&L's) critique of Universal Grammar fails because their methodology is flawed, as illustrated in their discussion of the Subjacency Condition. The lack of explicit analysis leads the authors to a false conclusion that is refuted by work published in this journal twenty years ago. They miss the point that unanalyzed data cannot disprove grammatical hypotheses.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , October 2009 , pp. 454 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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