Abstract: In this brief note, I discuss a problem that arises within the theoretical framework for natural language syntax based on Hopf algebra (Marcolli et. al. 2024). The framework does not capture reconstruction effects that are the main empirical motivation for the copy theory of movement, and a cornerstone of minimalist syntax.
Keywords: reconstruction, internal Merge, copies, No Tampering Condition
(https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/chomsky-and-me/)
In this blog post, I review Bev Stohl’s memoir ‘Chomsky and Me’ (2023, OR Books) from my personal point of view, as a graduate student who attended the MIT Department of Linguistics from 1988 to 1993. To complement Stohl’s perspective, I describe some of my own experiences in the department, studying with Chomsky.
The following post is a reply by Prof. Kenneth Wexler to Chris Collins' blog post reviewing Koring et. al. ("On Realizing External Arguments", Linguistic Inquiry, forthcoming).
The article is found here:
Koring et. al. ("On Realizing External Arguments")
The review is found here:
Review of “On Realizing External Arguments: A syntactic and implicature theory of the disjointness effect for passives in adult and child grammar” by Loes Koring, Eric Reuland, Nina Sangers and Ken Wexler. (to appear, Linguistic Inquiry)
(https://direct.mit.edu/ling/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/ling_a_00520/117701/On-Realizing-External-Arguments-A-Syntactic-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext)
I purchased the Onyx Boox Max3 (OBM3) just over two weeks ago. The purpose of this post is to describe why I purchased it, and my experiences with it so far. Hopefully, the post will be of use to other academics who want to purchase an e-reader. As I get more and more accustomed to using it, I will continue to revise this post.
