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by meepmorp 4194 days ago
Am I correct in assuming you've not actually read any of Chomsky's syntatic work?
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No, I've read quite a bit of it, though mostly pre-1990.
Ok, it just doesn't seem like you've got a good handle on what UG is.
UG is different to different people, and has been different in different ages. Someone into OT might conceive of universal constraints or rankings as being 'UG', whereas x bar era sybtacticians etc might have another view. Feel free to engage in a discussion if you feel like it, but if not thanks anyway - your criticism, such as it is, is noted. I'll try and make time to catch up on some more reading.