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Principles and Parameters theory evolved from Government and Binding theory by replacing language-specific rules with universal parameters.
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Principles and Parameters theory is widely recognized in generative linguistics as a framework closely linked to or evolving from Government and Binding theory, where language-specific rules are replaced by universal principles and parameters.

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Wikipedia: Principles and parameters
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Innateness and Language
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Traces transition from Transformational Grammar to P&P and references GB principles.
OpenAIRE: Government–binding/principles and parameters theory
2009 · cited by 0
Explicitly notes that Principles and Parameters Theory evolved from Government and Binding Theory.
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  1. Wikipedia: Principles and parametersreferencesame source L1supports
  2. Wikipedia: Government and binding theoryreferencesame source L1no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Book: The Development of Chomskyan Generative Grammarreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  4. Book: The Oxford History of Phonologyreferencesame source L3no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Book: International Encyclopedia of Linguisticsreferencesame source L3no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Book: Noam Chomskyreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Book: Bilingual Gamesreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Book: Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, 4 Volume Setreferenceno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Innateness and Languagereferencesame source L7supports
  10. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Logical Formreferencesame source L7no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Philosophy of Linguisticsreferencesame source L7no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Wikisource: The 1776 Reportreferencesame source L8no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  13. Wikisource: Accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovoreferencesame source L8no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  14. Wikisource: United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense/IV. C. 1. U.S. Programs in South Vietnam, November 1963–April 1965: NSAM 273 — NSAM 288 — Honolulureferencesame source L8no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  15. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas: O parâmetro Pro-drop e a aquisição de segunda línguapeer-reviewedsame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  16. Literator: Sinsontkenning in Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal: ’n Gevallestudiepeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  17. Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences: Case in Kurdish dialects – south of Kurdistanpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  18. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas: O parâmetro Pro-drop e a aquisição de segunda línguapeer-reviewedsame source L9no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  19. OpenAIRE: Government–binding/principles and parameters theorypeer-reviewedsupports
  20. OpenAIRE: A model of grammar based on principles of government and bindingpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  21. OpenAIRE: Chomsky’s Theory of Government and Bindingpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  22. OpenAIRE: A Study of Selected Syntactic Theories Applied to Kanuri: A Generative Approachpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  23. OpenAIRE: Parameters and Parameter-Setting in a Phrase Structure Grammarpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  24. OpenAIRE: Principles and Parameters Syntaxpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  25. brownsville herald (brownsville, tex.) 1910-current: brownsville herald (brownsville, tex.) 1910-currentreferencesame source L18no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  26. daily cincinnati republican (cincinnati [ohio]) 1838-1842: daily cincinnati republican (cincinnati [ohio]) 1838-1842referencesame source L18no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  27. wheeling register (wheeling, w. va.) 1878-1935: wheeling register (wheeling, w. va.) 1878-1935referencesame source L18no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  28. chicago tribune (chicago, ill.) 1864-1872: chicago tribune (chicago, ill.) 1864-1872referencesame source L18no side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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