The need for quantitative methods in syntax and semantics research

The prevalent method in syntax and semantics research involves obtaining a judgement of the acceptability of a sentence/meaning pair, typically by just the author of the paper, sometimes with feedback from colleagues. This methodology does not allow proper testing of scientific hypotheses because of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gibson, Edward A., Fedorenko, Evelina G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73971
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