A Study of Syntax, Semantics and Discourse Interface : Language Variability of Sentence Fragments and Ellipses, and Aspects of Language Acquisition

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This study explored an adequate model of the faculty of language (FL). We have pointed out the serious problems of the standard approach to the universal grammar (UG). We have investigated the conditions of the adequate model of the architecture of FL, which can account for the variability of the grammatical constructions as well as the uniformity. Specifically, we examined the cross-linguistic variability of WH-constructions and the elliptical constructions such as NP ellipses, VP deletion, Sluicing, etc. Based on these investigations, we clarified the conditions on the architecture of FL, which has a rich interface between the components of UG and can deal with the (restricted) variability of grammatical constructions available to each language.