Explanatory Models in Linguistics: A Behavioral Perspective PDF
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EXPLANATORY MODELS IN LINGUISTICS EXPLANATORY MODELS IN LINGUISTICS A Behavioral Perspective Pere Julia PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY Copyright © 1983 byP rinceton UniversityP ress Published byP rinceton UniversityP ress, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey In the United Kingdom: Princeton UniversityP ress, Guildford, Surrey All Rights Reserved Library of Congress Cataloging inP ublication Dataw ill be found on the lastp rinted pageo f this book This book has beenc omposed in LinotronA ldus Clothbound editions ofP rinceton UniversityP ress books are printed ona cid-free paper, andb inding materials are chosen for strengtha nd durability. Paperbacks, while satisfactorfyo r personal collectionsa, re not usually suitable for library rebinding. Printed in theU nited States ofA merica by Princeton University Press,P rinceton, NewJ ersey To Maria del Tura ~ CONTENTS~ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX INTRODUCTION Xl 1. Psycholinguistic Context 3 2. Structuralist Background 19 3. The Transformational-Generative Proposal 42 4. Explanatory Models 65 5. Subsequent Refinements 93 6. Performance and Competence 110 7. Mentalism in Linguistics 126 NOTES 143 REFERENCES 204 INDEX 219 Vll ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ~ I am indebted to Antoni M. Badia-Margarit, Josep Roca-Pons, and Francesc Vilardell for unfailing help and encouragement. Henry and Danuta Hiz have read portions of the manuscript and have made many valuable comments about both content and presentation. The discussion of strictly linguistic matters is all the more precise for their help, even where they do not agree with my interpretation of the linguist's position. The influence of Stanley M. Sapon's work extends well beyond the explicit references cited below, as anyone familiar with the activities around the Verbal Behavior Laboratory of the University of Rochester in the sixties will detect immediately. My indebtedness to B. F. Skinner will be seen throughout, but it is a pleasure to acknowledge it at this point. My wife has helped me more than she knows. I am grateful to the Fundacion Juan March for a generous fellowship, which made possible the writing of this study and related work in preparation. Pere Julia Harvard University August 1981
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