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Parallel Architecture: From Problems and Mysteries to Solutions and Explanations
Peter W Culicover1,2, Giuseppe Varaschin3
1Department of Linguistics, The Ohio State University.
Topics in Cognitive Science
|May 20, 2025
Summary
This study advocates for Jackendoff's Parallel Architecture (PA) as the optimal model for language faculty architecture. The PA enables genuine linguistic explanation by separating different aspects of language, supporting a minimalist approach to linguistic theory.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Language
Background:
- The architecture of the human language faculty remains a central question in linguistics.
- Existing models may not fully capture the distinct yet interacting components of language.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose Jackendoff's Parallel Architecture (PA) as the most effective framework for understanding the language faculty.
- To highlight the explanatory power of the PA in linguistic theory.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical argumentation for the Parallel Architecture.
- Analysis of linguistic phenomena through the lens of the PA's representational framework.
- Examination of the PA's compatibility with minimalist linguistic programs.
Main Results:
- The PA provides a robust framework for genuine explanation in linguistics.
- It effectively allocates linguistic phenomena to distinct representations and capacities.
- The PA supports a constructional approach to syntax, independent of semantics and phonology.
Conclusions:
- The Parallel Architecture offers a superior model for the language faculty.
- It underpins a minimalist and constructional approach to linguistic theory.
- The PA emphasizes the autonomy of syntax, semantics, phonology, and nonlinguistic cognitive systems.
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