101: Talkin' Chomsky (with Katie Martin and Abduweli Ayup)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
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Unlocking Language: Principles and Parameters
This chapter explores the principles and parameters model of language, focusing on the systematic similarities and differences among languages like English and Spanish. It delves into how children acquire language by adjusting parameters based on their linguistic input, and discusses the complexities of phonological constraints and the minimalist program in linguistics. The conversation highlights the fundamental operation of 'merge' and how it reshapes our understanding of syntactic structures and movement in language.
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