Against taking linguistic diversity at “face value”

Abstract Evans & Levinson (E&L) advocate taking linguistic diversity at “face value.” Their argument consists of a list of diverse phenomena and the assertion that no non-vacuous theory could possibly uncover a meaningful unity underlying them. I argue, with evidence from Tlingit and Warlpir...

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Published in:Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Main Author: Pesetsky, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
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Behavioral Neuroscience
Physiology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0140525x09990562 2024-03-03T08:49:08+00:00 Against taking linguistic diversity at “face value” Pesetsky, David 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09990562 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0140525X09990562 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Behavioral and Brain Sciences volume 32, issue 5, page 464-465 ISSN 0140-525X 1469-1825 Behavioral Neuroscience Physiology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology journal-article 2009 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09990562 2024-02-08T08:26:05Z Abstract Evans & Levinson (E&L) advocate taking linguistic diversity at “face value.” Their argument consists of a list of diverse phenomena and the assertion that no non-vacuous theory could possibly uncover a meaningful unity underlying them. I argue, with evidence from Tlingit and Warlpiri, that E&L's list itself should not be taken at face value – and that the actual research record already demonstrates unity amidst diversity. Article in Journal/Newspaper tlingit Cambridge University Press Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32 5 464 465
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Against taking linguistic diversity at “face value”
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