Peirce's Universal Grammar: Some Implications for Modern Linguistics
Daniel Everett
January 2022
 

This article examines Peirce's theory of language, which he variously called Universal Grammar, Formal Grammar, and Speculative Grammar and argues that beyond the history of ideas about language, Peirce's theory still has much of value for modern linguists. It compares Peirce's vs. Chomsky's concepts of UG, arguing that Peirce's is superior for a number of reasons. In particular UG for Peirce is logical, not biological, extending to all sign-systems, including animal communication.
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Reference: lingbuzz/006406
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Published in: Handbook of C.S. Peirce, Oxford University Press
keywords: semeiotics, recursion, syntax, cognitive sciences, animal communication, c.s. peirce, semantics, syntax, phonology
previous versions: v1 [January 2022]
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