Possibility-Seeking Experiments: Testing Syntactic Hypotheses on the Level of the Individual
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This paper explores an emerging theoretical and experimental approach to bridging the gap between generative syntactic theories and the judgements of individuals. Crucially, there are times when generative theories seem to make absolute predictions about how a given sentence should be judged, yet there is judgement variation among individuals. To overcome this challenge, this new approach adapts generative hypotheses in order to predict a range of possible judgement patterns across sentences, allowing the incorporation of judgement variation into predictions while still maintaining definite testability. To exemplify this approach, a demonstration experiment examining bound variable anaphora (BVA) is presented, addressing the longstanding debate as to whether BVA can be used as an effective probe for c-command relations. Using the “possibility-seeking” methodology, BVA is shown to obey clear c-command-based constraints. Using said constraints, BVA can be used to test crucial theories in generative syntax with a powerful new level of precision.
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This paper explores an emerging theoretical and experimental approach to bridging the gap between generative syntactic theories and the judgements of individuals. Crucially, there are times when generative theories seem to make absolute predictions about how a given sentence should be judged, yet there is judgement variation among individuals. To overcome this challenge, this new approach adapts generative hypotheses in order to predict a range of possible judgement patterns across sentences, allowing the incorporation of judgement variation into predictions while still maintaining definite testability. To exemplify this approach, a demonstration experiment examining bound variable anaphora (BVA) is presented, addressing the longstanding debate as to whether BVA can be used as an effective probe for c-command relations. Using the “possibility-seeking” methodology, BVA is shown to obey clear c-command-based constraints. Using said constraints, BVA can be used to test crucial theories in generative syntax with a powerful new level of precision.
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