Characterizing Grammaticality: A Draft Framework
Brett Reynolds
November 2024 

This working draft presents a model for characterizing grammaticality in terms of form-meaning pairings and their evolution within language communities. The model attempts to account for both categorical constraints and gradient acceptability while incorporating processing effects and sociolinguistic factors. I share it here in outline form to solicit feedback from the linguistics and philosophy communities, particularly regarding: • The model’s theoretical adequacy and explanatory power • Its treatment of the interface between syntax and other linguistic systems • The characterization of systematic syntactic blocks • The relationship between processing constraints and grammaticality judgments Comments and critiques would be appreciated and graciously received.

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keywords:	grammaticality, syntax, linguistic theory, acceptability judgments, processing constraints, sociolinguistics, syntax, phonology, semantics, morphology
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