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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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Is it true that principles and Parameters theory evolved from Government and Binding theory by replacing language-specific rules with universal parameters?

Yes. 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.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Principles and parameters
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Wikipedia: Principles and parameters. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_and_parameters

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Innateness and Language
Traces transition from Transformational Grammar to P&P and references GB principles.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Innateness and Language. (n.d.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/innateness-language/

OpenAIRE: Government–binding/principles and parameters theory
2009
Explicitly notes that Principles and Parameters Theory evolved from Government and Binding Theory.
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OpenAIRE: Government–binding/principles and parameters theory. (2009). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.35

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