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Introduction to Strict Cyclicity
Does anyone have any good references for an introduction to the theory of strict cyclicity within Generative Phonology?
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Do generative linguists use spoken-word corpora?
Do generative linguists use spoken-word corpora for data? Offhand, I don't see why at least some of them wouldn't.
I'm not suggesting that the use of spoken-word corpora vs. documented native ...
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Are languages of different types described by different structures in language trees?
This thought occured to me after having a closed question read here. I drew five language trees for a same sentence rendered in five different languages, and the result was quite interesting.
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Limits on center-embedding in English
Consider the following extremely melodramatic story fragment (the sentences in the story, and its melodramatic character, set up context and motivation for the brain to parse an otherwise ...
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Why is the definite, indefinite, and partitive article grouped together?
According to this answer to the question : Do some languages have articles besides the definite and indefinite articles?
It is worth noting, I think, that "article" is not a theoretical
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What are some alternatives to Chomskian generative grammar?
What are the other common approaches to study syntax?
Note: the source is an example question from the on-topic question list in Area51.
