MRG 3rd dose

OnEdge (_Finally_)
220506

Finally it happened today, there was more teaching than reading tho’, which was fine by most. Khuong did the IP structure and CP structure for Rose and Sara and I explained the nature of differences between the minimalist program and the rest of the earlier P&P approach. this was to mainly do with the implications of Merge which are 10 a bottom up approach and also 2) derivations in parallel.
We read a bit, at least the one about the I-lg and E-lg and decided (along with Chomsky) that the latter was of no importance to us linguists.
I also chalked out the nature of derivation in MP, e.g. that feratures specify more than one thing, viz, subcategorization and principles like EPP, e.g.
Then a bit of a diversion about evolution of lg and diff ideas (the burgess shell story of Gould) connected to that. this was to give an idea of what FL is, as will encounter it very often soon.
Stick around, it’s going to be useful for all of you (and me) as i am doing L5, L13, L14 all together in one class.
The reading for the next meeting (on 240506) is still chap 1 of course, pages 1-50. See ya!