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Re:Brazil's Pirahã Tribe: Living Without Numbers or Time (2006) by WaxProlix on Friday December 19, 2014 @07:36PM (#8775381)
No, I've read quite a bit of it, though mostly pre-1990.
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Re:Brazil's Pirahã Tribe: Living Without Numbers or Time (2006) by meepmorp on Friday December 19, 2014 @08:48PM (#8775563)
Ok, it just doesn't seem like you've got a good handle on what UG is.
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Re:Brazil's Pirahã Tribe: Living Without Numbers or Time (2006) by WaxProlix on Friday December 19, 2014 @08:59PM (#8775591)
UG is different to different people, and has been different in different ages. Someone into OT might conceive of universal constraints or rankings as being 'UG', whereas x bar era sybtacticians etc might have another view. Feel free to engage in a discussion if you feel like it, but if not thanks anyway - your criticism, such as it is, is noted. I'll try and make time to catch up on some more reading.
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