Minimal Interfaces and Cross-modular Notation: How do different Grammars and different modules achieve compatibility
Talks in Linguistics (TiL)
January 24, 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Abstract: We propose an interface principle of Minimal Modular Contact that constrains interface relations, building on the Syntax-Semantics Identity Hypothesis (Kennedy (2008)). We explore the question: can formal identity extend to pragmatics? Specific domains include: quantification and spreading, exhaustivity and topicalization, Default transitivity, and the connection between recursion and math. Interface simplicity has implications for bilingualism and multiple grammars.
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Date posted
Jan 21, 2020
Date updated
Jan 21, 2020
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