The Chomsky Hierarchy and the faculty of language: Consequences for variation and evolution

Ángel J. Gallego

The Chomsky Hierarchy and the faculty of language: Consequences for variation and evolution

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Abstract

This paper explores the relevance of the so-called Chomsky Hierarchy (ChH) when studying I-language phenomena, reinterpreting it in terms of the operation Merge. It is argued that all ChH levels of complexity discussed in Chomsky (1956) (i.e., finite state, phrase structure, and transformations) are present in the Faculty of Language, with (possible) consequences for language variation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-60
Journal	Teorema
Volume	27
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008

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The Chomsky Hierarchy and the faculty of language: Consequences for variation and evolution

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