Parametric Variation in Universal Grammar
Edward L. Keenan · 2014
The grammar of a particular language can be regarded as simply a specification of values of parameters of Universal Grammar. Chomsky, Lectures on Government and Binding. We share a conception of Universal Grammar (UG) of which the grammars of particular languages are special cases: the categories, rules, and constraints on rules of any particular language must be chosen from those specified to exist by UG.