LING 1 Lecture 11: Ling 1 Notes 11
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Condition c: a proper name or description cannot corefer with an element in whose sister it is contained. Proper name = dp = los angeles, kermit . Description = dp = the troll, a cookie, a jar . Narrow condition c: a proper name or description cannot co-refer with a pronoun in whose sister it is contained: universal, known by children as early as we can test them. ***condition c belongs to the xed part of universal grammar. Sentences that the child would accept without condition c (=less restrictive grammar) Sentences that the child would accept with condition c (=more restrictive grammar) 2 and 3 year olds appear to know condition c. this is consistent with the hypothesis that condition c is an innate rule. But things are much more complicated with other conditions that look very similar. Looks a lot like condition c, but kids make mistakes on this one!
