Syntax 2 Flashcards

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Descriptive systems of morphosyntax

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Four prototypes (isolating, agglutinating, inflectional, polysynthetic)
Two poles (analytic, synthetic)

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What is universal grammar?

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theory that humans possess innate faculties related to the acquisition of language

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modular grammar meaning

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theory that proposes that a language’s grammar is composed of distinct, interacting modules rather than a single, monolithic system

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Aspects in which the approaches to grammar differ

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  • formal vs. functional
  • modular vs. non-modular
  • relevance of meaning (role of semantics)
  • generative or not (grammaticality, predictability)
  • cognitive reality of ‘rules’ / ‘principles’
  • relevance of (linguistic) co(n)text
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What are principles and parameters in

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Principles: rules that apply to all human languages
Parameters: language-specific settings

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Some parameters

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Null subject
Head directionality
Wh movement

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Mandatory elements of a phrase

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Head, specifier, complement

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