Obiettivo Human language is incredibly diverse: languages differ at all levels of linguistic structure from phonetics to syntax. But behind these differences there are intriguing similarities, patterns that reappear across many languages, and others that rarely crop up. A foundational goal of linguistics is to distil a set of principles explaining the shared features of our languages by appealing to properties of the human cognitive and linguistic system. While many such principles have been formulated, throughout the history of the field, little direct behavioural evidence has been offered for them. Indeed, the connection between common features of language systems and cognition is controversial in the broader community of scientists studying language from different perspectives. Longstanding debates center around whether such constraints exist, what features of cognition they might reflect, and if they are specific to language.Recent methodological innovations have carved out a path for progress by allowing linguists to investigate hypothesized constraints on language directly, using laboratory language learning experiments. In phonology, this has led to game-changing advances–expanding the empirical data available, and leading to new theories and models of the phonological grammar and how it is learned. The overarching goal of this project is to jumpstart a parallel transformation in syntax. I will undertake the first large scale experimental investigation of cognitive constraints underlying syntax. The rich body of behavioral data generated will provide evidence for theoretically significant constraints, the cognitive factors they are grounded in, the cognitive domains they apply in, and how they change over development. The data will be used to develop state-of-the-art computational models, galvanizing progress towards a unified account of how cognition shapes core aspects of the world's languages. Campo scientifico humanitieslanguages and literaturegeneral language studieshumanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticsphonologyhumanitieshistory and archaeologyhistoryhumanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticsphoneticsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Parole chiave Cognitive science cognitive biases syntax morphology Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Argomento(i) ERC-2017-STG - ERC Starting Grant Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2017-STG Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-STG - Starting Grant Istituzione ospitante THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Contribution nette de l'UE € 1 414 300,00 Indirizzo OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL Edinburgh Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 1 414 300,00 Beneficiari (2) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo netto dell'UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH Regno Unito Contribution nette de l'UE € 1 414 300,00 Indirizzo OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE EH8 9YL Edinburgh Mostra sulla mappa Regione Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 1 414 300,00 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Regno Unito Contribution nette de l'UE € 11 140,00 Indirizzo GOWER STREET WC1E 6BT London Mostra sulla mappa Regione London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 11 140,00