Possible roles for semantics and syntax in a government-binding structure

Autores

  • Miguel López-Astorga Universidad de Talca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2019.19.6823

Palavras-chave:

government-binding theory, logical form, mental model

Resumo

As described, for example, by Hornstein, the general linguistic framework given by the contemporary government-binding theory distinguishes several levels. This paper is intended to show that a differentiation of that kind, if such levels are understood in a different manner, can be clearly consistent with some developments in current cognitive science, and, in particular, with approaches such as the one of López-Astorga, which attempts to link proposals that, in principle, can be deemed as irreconcilable, such as the mental models theory and the idea that human cognition is led by logical forms. In this way, without accepting the characteristics that usually are assigned to the levels pointed out by the government-binding theory, it is argued that the role attributed to semantics and syntax by López-Astorga can be compatible with a general structure more or less akin to the one of this last theory.

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Biografia do Autor

  • Miguel López-Astorga, Universidad de Talca
    Profesor e investigador en el Instituto de Estudios Humanísticos "Juan Ignacio Molina" de la Universidad de Talca

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Publicado

2019-08-18

Como Citar

López-Astorga, M. (2019). Possible roles for semantics and syntax in a government-binding structure. Prometeica - Revista De Filosofia E Ciências, 19, 72-79. https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2019.19.6823
Recebido 2019-03-28
Aprovado 2019-07-29
Publicado 2019-08-18