Acceptability Experiments in Romance Languages

Leal, Tania; Gupton, Timothy

doi:10.1017/9781108569620.018

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“…For an experimental perspective, see, e.g.,Leal and Gupton (2021). For a review of the microparametric approach and its application to diachronic studies, see, e.g.,Roberts (2019).…”

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Why we need a gradient approach to word order

Levshina¹,

Namboodiripad²,

Allassonnière-Tang³

et al. 2021

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This paper argues for a gradient approach to word order, which treats word order preferences, both within and across languages, as a continuous variable. Word order variability should be regarded as a basic assumption, rather than as something exceptional. Although this approach follows naturally from the emergentist usage-based view of language, we argue that it can be beneficial for all frameworks and linguistic domains, including language acquisition, processing, typology, language contact, language evolution and change, variationist linguistics and formal approaches. Gradient approaches have been very fruitful in some domains, such as language processing, but their potential is not fully realized yet. This may be due to practical reasons. We discuss the most pressing methodological challenges in corpus-based and experimental research of word order and propose some solutions and best practices.

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“…For an experimental perspective, see, e.g.,Leal and Gupton (2021). For a review of the microparametric approach and its application to diachronic studies, see, e.g.,Roberts (2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Why we need a gradient approach to word order

Levshina¹,

Namboodiripad²,

Allassonnière-Tang³

et al. 2021

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Why we need a gradient approach to word order

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This article argues for a gradient approach to word order, which treats word order preferences, both within and across languages, as a continuous variable. Word order variability should be regarded as a basic assumption, rather than as something exceptional. Although this approach follows naturally from the emergentist usage-based view of language, we argue that it can be beneficial for all frameworks and linguistic domains, including language acquisition, processing, typology, language contact, language evolution and change, and formal approaches. Gradient approaches have been very fruitful in some domains, such as language processing, but their potential is not fully realized yet. This may be due to practical reasons. We discuss the most pressing methodological challenges in corpus-based and experimental research of word order and propose some practical solutions.

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Empirical Approaches to Portuguese Linguistics - New insights from studies in various areas of grammar

Fally,

Kocher,

Goryczka

2024

Journal of Portuguese Linguistics

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Over the last two decades, empirical methods have become increasingly prominent in linguistics. Even traditionally more introspective theoretical frameworks have begun to embrace empirical methods to test their hypotheses. This special collection unites works applying state of the art empirical methods to the study of Portuguese and its varieties, to highlight the applicability of these methods to Portuguese linguistics. In doing so, this collection aims to show the potential and the possible limitations of these methods. This special collection brings together contributions on different varieties of Portuguese from the subfields of phonology, morpho-syntax, syntax and semantics, using a variety of empirical methods: The methods range from classic corpus linguistics and sociolinguistic field methods to psycholinguistic experiments. The aim of this collection is to illustrate how these methods can be applied to the study of Portuguese in all linguistic subfields. By explicitly addressing how empirical methods contribute to furthering our understanding of Portuguese linguistics, we want to increase awareness for empirical methods and their applicability to the study of Portuguese, and ultimately encourage researchers to make greater use of them.

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Acceptability Experiments in Romance Languages

Cited by 3 publications

References 71 publications

Why we need a gradient approach to word order

Why we need a gradient approach to word order

Why we need a gradient approach to word order

Empirical Approaches to Portuguese Linguistics - New insights from studies in various areas of grammar

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