The syntax of Dutch: The data set

TY - JOUR

T1 - The syntax of Dutch

T2 - The data set

AU - Broekhuis, H.

PY - 2016/10

Y1 - 2016/10

N2 - Abstract: This article is a rejoinder to the various reviews of the Syntax of Dutch (2012-2016) that have appeared in this and earlier volumes of Nederlandse Taalkunde. It focuses especially on one recurring theme in these reviews: the use of introspection for collecting data. Although many reviewers are of the opinion that data extracted from corpora are to be preferred, I will argue that such data are of limited use for the Syntax of Dutch, given that it involves competence rather than performance research: it aims at describing the internal structure of phrases and sentences and not the actual use of these structures.

AB - Abstract: This article is a rejoinder to the various reviews of the Syntax of Dutch (2012-2016) that have appeared in this and earlier volumes of Nederlandse Taalkunde. It focuses especially on one recurring theme in these reviews: the use of introspection for collecting data. Although many reviewers are of the opinion that data extracted from corpora are to be preferred, I will argue that such data are of limited use for the Syntax of Dutch, given that it involves competence rather than performance research: it aims at describing the internal structure of phrases and sentences and not the actual use of these structures.

KW - reference grammar

KW - competence

KW - performance

KW - introspection research

KW - corpus research

M3 - Article

SN - 1384-5845

VL - 21

SP - 297

EP - 327

JO - Nederlandse Taalkunde

JF - Nederlandse Taalkunde

IS - 2

ER -