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Universal Grammar as a Theory of Notation

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Author	Petel, Humphrey P. Polanen
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	What is common to all languages is notation, so Universal Grammar can be understood as a system of notational types. Given that infants acquire language, it can be assumed to arise from some a priori mental structure. Viewing language as having the two layers of calculus and protocol, we can set aside the communicative habits of speakers. Accordingly, an analysis of notation results in the three types of Identifier, Modifier and Connective. Modifiers are further interpreted as Quantifiers and Qualifiers. The resulting four notational types constitute the categories of Universal Grammar. Its ontology is argued to consist in the underlying cognitive schema of Essence, Quantity, Quality and Relation. The four categories of Universal Grammar are structured as polysemous fields and are each constituted as a radial network centred on some root concept which, however, need not be lexicalized. The branches spread out along troponymic vectors and together map out all possible lexemes. The notational typology of Universal Grammar is applied in a linguistic analysis of the ‘parts of speech’ using the English language. The analysis constitutes a ‘proof of concept’ in (1) showing how the schema of Universal Grammar is capable of classifying the so-called ‘parts of speech’, (2) presenting a coherent analysis of the verb, and (3) showing how the underlying cognitive schema allows for a sub-classification of the auxiliaries.
Starting Page	460
Ending Page	485
Page Count	26
File Format	PDF
ISSN	11221151
Journal	Axiomathes
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15728390
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-11-14
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	categories cognition language notation parts of speech semantics syntax universal grammar verbs Logic Cognitive Psychology Linguistics (general) Ontology Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Mathematics

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