Dupre
Linguistics and the explanatory economy
Dupre
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Abstract
I present a novel, collaborative, methodology for linguistics: what I call the ‘explanatory economy’. According to this picture, multiple models/theories are evaluated based on the extent to which they complement one another with respect to data coverage. I show how this model can resolve a long-standing worry about the methodology of generative linguistics: that by creating too much distance between data and theory, the empirical credentials of this research program are tarnished. I provide justifications of such methodologically central distinctions as the competence/performance and core/periphery distinction, and then show how we can understand the push for simplicity in the history of generative grammar in this light.
Acceptance Date | Jun 20, 2019 |
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Publication Date | Nov 1, 2021 |
Journal | Synthese |
Print ISSN | 0039-7857 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 177 - 219 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-019-02290-x |
Publisher URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-019-02290-x |
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