Categorical Acquisition: Parameter-Setting in Universal Grammar

Two triggering models of parameter-setting, the Hierarchical Acquisition model endorsed by Baker (2001, 2005) and Wexler’s (1998) Very Early Parameter Setting model, are compared with Yang’s (2002, 2004) Variational model. The Variational model employs statistical learning mechanisms for parameter-s...

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Main Authors: Rosalind Thornton, Graciela Tesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Biolinguistics 2007-11-01
Series:Biolinguistics
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Online Access:http://biolinguistics.eu/index.php/biolinguistics/article/view/13