# principles and parameters

> generative linguistics framework in which a natural language's syntax is described by general “principles” and specific “parameters” that are either turned on or off for particular languages; formulated by N. Chomsky and H. Lasnik in the 1980s

**Wikidata**: [Q643385](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q643385)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_and_parameters)  
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## References

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