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A Note on Parameter Setting in Contact Situations

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This paper revisits the study of linguistic variation within the Government and Binding approach to parameters, pointing out some limitations of parameter schemata in language contact scenarios. Discussion is focused on the possibility that clustering effects (the schemata themselves) are more complex than conventional approaches suggest. We outline an alternative approach, directly connected to Uriagereka’s typology or parameters, which is itself based on Chomsky’s Theory of Formal Languages. Empirically, we focus on language contact situations, as they provide cases where variation by contact operates under what we call an Excess of Stimulus, whereby access to the relevant data is overwhelming, but somehow ignored by learners.

Source: Languages

DOI: 10.3390/languages7010034

Authors: Ricardo Etxepare, Ángel J. Gallego

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Recherche sur la Langue et les Textes Basques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,466

Funders: Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Generalitat de Catalunya, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad