The Nature of Explanation in Linguistic Theory Format: Hardcover

Edited by John Moore and Maria Polinsky

ISBN 10: 1575864533 / ISBN 13: 9781575864532

Editore: University of Chicago press, 2003

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Titolo: The Nature of Explanation in Linguistic ...

Casa editrice: University of Chicago press

Data di pubblicazione: 2003

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Elegant analyses by linguists have been a point of pride since the time of the Neogrammarians. But ever since Chomsky's pioneering work on the goals of linguistic theory, this descriptive emphasis has shifted to focus on explanation. What, the contributors to this volume ask, renders a linguistic account explanatorily adequate? What are the empirical and theoretical trade-offs that come into play when linguists aim for explanation? Renowned scholars weigh in here, offering insightful answers to these questions.