ROA: | 199 |
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Title: | Explaining Analogy |
Authors: | Charles Reiss |
Comment: | 9 pp. Other file format is WORD97 |
Length: | 9 |
Abstract: | Explaining Analogy Charles Reiss Concordia University The diachronic changes known traditionally as analogy1 can be derived from the nature of parsing, specifically from the fact that comprehension potentially involves a one-to-many mapping of surface form to underlying forms. Since analogical effects are attested both within and across paradigms, the parsing-based theory, which makes no reference to the notion of paradigm, is superior to alternatives such as those based on Output-output Correspondence. The parsing-based theory also maintains the crucial distinction between synchrony and diachrony. By invoking aspects of acquisition, the role of sociolinguistic diffusion and the nature of language change the account of analogy offered in this paper promises a more highly constrained theory of grammar. |
Type: | Paper/tech report |
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Article: | Version 1 |