THE PROBLEM OF SIMPLICITY IN FORMAL SYNTAX

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MOVAHED Z.; JAHANGIRI N.; FECKRI S.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN LINGUISTICS Year:2011 | Volume:2 | Issue:2 (3) Page(s): 101-119

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THE PROBLEM OF SIMPLICITY IN FORMAL SYNTAX

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MOVAHED Z. | JAHANGIRI N. | FECKRI S. | Issue Writer Certificate

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SIMPLICITYQ3

SCIENTIFIC METHODSQ2

X BAR THEORYQ3

PREDICATE LOGICQ3

Abstract

It is believed that achieving SIMPLICITY in describing a system is a prominent component for defining the SCIENTIFIC METHODS. It also is one of the fundamental goals of the philosophy of science. To be more efficient, linguistics in general and generative linguistics in particular try to obtain a high degree of SIMPLICITY. In order to analyze SIMPLICITY, this article compares two dominant theories in which tendency to SIMPLICITY is a methodological commitment .The first one is a “syntactic theory” introduced by Chomsky as X BAR THEORY, and the other is a logical theory “type theory” used by R. Montague for logical syntactic analysis of language .This analysis is based on two reasons as the theories both a) have the same conclusion and b) use formal methods. Formalization has two consequences: generalization and precision. Generalization in itself is an outcome of SIMPLICITY, in which the more quantitative relations results in a more simple system. Furthermore, a precise examination indicates that such formal methods do not necessarily lead to the same results. This is due to internal relations among elements and principles in the theory. The following analysis will show that such anticipation is not always realizable and describing SIMPLICITY is not always simple. Based on Gillies theory, it concludes that for comparison between the two theories, explanatory surplus principle is a firm criterion.

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MOVAHED, Z., JAHANGIRI, N., & FECKRI, S.. (2011). THE PROBLEM OF SIMPLICITY IN FORMAL SYNTAX. JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN LINGUISTICS, 2(2 (3)), 101-119. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/160328/en

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MOVAHED Z., JAHANGIRI N., FECKRI S.. THE PROBLEM OF SIMPLICITY IN FORMAL SYNTAX. JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN LINGUISTICS[Internet]. 2011;2(2 (3)):101-119. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/160328/en

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Z. MOVAHED, N. JAHANGIRI, and S. FECKRI, “THE PROBLEM OF SIMPLICITY IN FORMAL SYNTAX,” JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES IN LINGUISTICS, vol. 2, no. 2 (3), pp. 101–119, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/160328/en

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