LING General Meeting: Colin Phillips (LING)
Time:
Friday, September 08, 2023 - 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location:
1108B Marie Mount Hall
What’s the PIG deal?
Nearly 30 years ago I argued that 'the parser is the grammar'. This seemed provocative at the time. My advisors gently suggested that I would come to regret a slogan that invites a silly sounding acronym. So, how has it all worked out? A lot has happened since the mid-90s. What have we learned? Would I pose the question differently now? Do I even still care about the issue? The aim of this session is to tie together various strands of research, to illustrate how asking the same question can lead you in very different directions at different times."
