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On the relationship between
Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Neuroscience in the light of the
three-level hypothesis and minimalist assumptions |
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Leticia Maria Sicuro
Correa Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro The role of Linguistics (the generative enterprise, in particular), psycholinguistics
and cognitive neuroscience of language in the development of a theory of
human cognition is characterized in relation to Marr´s three level approach
to information processing systems – computational, algorithmic and implementational.
Relatively independent research at each level is expected to
eventually converge into an integrated theory. Difficulties for such
integration and major controversies are pointed out and it is argued that the
minimalist program enables a closer relationship between main stream generative
linguistics and psycholinguistics to be established. A model of on-line computation
and a procedural model of grammar identification are briefly presented to
illustrate this point. Perspectives for further integration between computational/functional
models and brain implementation are considered with a particular focus on SLI
(Specific Language Impairment). |