Principles and Parameters

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Principles_and_Parameters
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:P&P_theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith construction grammar
usage-based approaches
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkbp:explains language acquisition
cross-linguistic variation
how children acquire language quickly
why languages differ in specific ways
gptkbp:field generative grammar
gptkbp:focusesOn universal grammar
gptkbp:hasConcept parameters can be set differently in different languages
principles are universal to all languages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Principles and Parameters
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Minimalist_Program
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Transformational_Grammar
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980s
gptkbp:notableParameter head-directionality parameter
null subject parameter
pro-drop parameter
wh-movement parameter
gptkbp:proposedBy language-specific parameters
universal principles
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Lectures_on_Government_and_Binding
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Government_and_Binding_Theory
gptkb:Universal_Grammar
gptkb:Minimalist_Program
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:syntax
morphology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Minimalist_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4