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November 11, 2025Annual Review of Linguistics

Variability, Its Limits, and the Performance–Competence Debate: Implications of Linguistic Variability for a Theory of Grammar

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MZMalte ZimmermannIWIsabell WartenburgerDGDoreen Georgi

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Overview

Overview reveals variability influences linguistic competence and language acquisition, suggesting new theoretical insights.

Key Points

  • Linguistic competence is influenced by variability in natural language, impacting grammatical understanding.
  • The analysis shows variability in language can offer insights into underlying grammatical systems and processes.
  • Assessment of linguistic variability highlights different types including systematic variability and hidden variability.
  • Understanding linguistic variability points to its role in language acquisition and diachronic change.

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Zimmermann et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252ea8c0ce034ddc356a5fhttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-linguistics-041824-030741
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