Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
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Poverty of stimulus<br />
a) Who(m) did you say Paul hit ___?<br />
b) Who(m) did you say that Paul hit ___ ?<br />
c) Who did you say ___ hit Bill?<br />
d) *Who did you say that ___ hit Bill?<br />
• How does the child know that d) is ungrammatical<br />
if it does not get negative evidence?<br />
• How can it be sure that it has heard the crucial set<br />
of data <strong>to</strong> build up a rule on grounds of this input?<br />
(poverty of stimulus argument)?<br />
27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 14
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