Exemplar theory in linguistics: a perspective for the cognitive subject - HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Pré-publication, Document de travail Année : 2007

Exemplar theory in linguistics: a perspective for the cognitive subject

René-Joseph Lavie
  • Fonction : Auteur
  • PersonId : 860396

Résumé

The theory of exemplars was initially developed in psychology and has been applied with success to phonology.The paper shows how the track can be prolonged into syntax.
The result is an account of the linguistic fact which inherently accommodates inter-speaker variation, and the acquisitional sigmoid curves, within the same theoretical frame in which, for example, syntactic analysis can be reconstructed as leveled analogical mappings. This is achieved without postulating rules, categories or constrains. In short, grammar itself is ruled-out.

Actually, the tenet is that, in a cognitive perspective, postulating a language is wrong in the first place because a speaker does not learn a language, he/she just learns how to speak; and this is not the same thing. At this expense, the linguistic dynamics, i.e. the processes, can be co-explicated much more simply.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
Lavie_2005_03_Bordeaux.pdf ( 340.29 Ko ) Télécharger
Origine : Fichiers produits par l'(les) auteur(s)
Loading...

Dates et versions

halshs-00142394, version 1 (18-04-2007)

Identifiants

  • HAL Id : halshs-00142394 , version 1

Citer

René-Joseph Lavie. Exemplar theory in linguistics: a perspective for the cognitive subject. 2007. ⟨halshs-00142394⟩
339 Consultations
5772 Téléchargements
Dernière date de mise à jour le 20/04/2024
comment ces indicateurs sont-ils produits

Partager

Gmail Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Plus