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Syntax, or, the embryogenesis of meaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1999

Paul J. M. Jorion
Paul J. M. Jorion
Affiliation:
Théorie et Praxis, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, 75270 Paris, Cedex 06, Francepaul@X2:jorion@email.msn.com aris.ss.uci.edu/~jorion
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Abstract

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Syntax is better viewed as the dynamics of a morphogenetic field on a semantic universe of “content” words. This may take widely different forms, making the acquisition of any language by an aspiring speaker an entirely new experience. The existence of an underlying “universal syntax” might be illusory.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , December 1999 , pp. 1027 - 1028
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© 1999 Cambridge University Press