Linguistic explanation and domain specialization: a case study in bound variable anaphora

摘要: The core question behind this Frontiers research topic is whether explaining linguistic phenomena requires appeal to properties of human cognition that are specialised language. We argue here investigating issue taking results seriously, and evaluating these for domain-specificity. present a particular empirical phenomenon, bound variable interpretations pronouns dependent on quantifier phrase, theory domain couched at level theoretical depth which allows its principles be evaluated domain-specialisation. the relevant when they apply in language, even if analogues them plausibly work elsewhere or natural world more generally. So certain may though not, ultimately, unique it. Such specialisation underpinned by ultimately biological factors, hence part UG.