Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. What counts as evidence in linguistics? 1
5. Typological evidence and Universal Grammar 51
6. Remarks on the relation between language typology and Universal Grammar 75
7. Does linguistic explanation presuppose linguistic description? 81
8. Remarks on description and explanation in grammar 109
9. Author’s response 113
10. From UG to Universals 117
11. Form, meaning and speakers in the evolution of language 139
12. Author’s response 143
13. Why assume UG? 147
14. What kind of evidence could refute the UG hypothesis? 175
15. Author’s response 179
16. A question of relevance 181
17. The Relevance of Variation 209
18. Author’s response 215
19. Universals, innateness and explanation in second language acquisition 217
20. ‘Internal’ versus ‘external’ universals 241
21. Author’s response 245
22. What counts as evidence in historical linguistics? 249
23. Abstraction and performance 283
24. Author’s response 287
25. Index 291