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Chapter 5 - Meta-Theoretical Reflections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2022

Yafei Li
Yafei Li
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University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Summary

A synthetic approach to long-lasting theoretical debates and the necessary condition for implementing it are discussed with concrete examples, including the very theory of the UG–iconicity interface. The popular role models of linguistics, biology and physics, are shown with certain general properties which are argued to deserve attention in linguistic research and theorization.

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role modelGalilean idealizationtheoretical debatealternative Case theory
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Universal Grammar and Iconicity , pp. 264 - 277
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Meta-Theoretical Reflections
  • Yafei Li, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Book: Universal Grammar and Iconicity
  • Online publication: 03 February 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885935.006
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  • Meta-Theoretical Reflections
  • Yafei Li, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Book: Universal Grammar and Iconicity
  • Online publication: 03 February 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885935.006
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  • Meta-Theoretical Reflections
  • Yafei Li, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Book: Universal Grammar and Iconicity
  • Online publication: 03 February 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108885935.006
Available formats
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