Dan, List,
First i apologize for posting unrelated in the main thread.
I appreciate your argument and find it a great insight. Now, is this a refutation of Chomsky´s theory or not? A computer program perhaps does not need such a module, because it can research and develop language from universal (natural) logic with Peirce´s contribution to discovering it included. But maybe the evolution of the brain works differently: There is no direct, analytical reference to universal logic, I would say. Evolution is all about viability. But of course, viability is greater if it is in accord with universal logic. It then simply works out, while when not being in accord, it doesn´t. But, with a direct link to logic missing, I guess for evolution it is a good idea, to install viable, well tested routines for modules from time to time, which are then inherited and give instructions. So maybe humans do have a grammar module, although for a computer such a thing is not necessary. Instead of "module" you may call it "instinct", i think, like a bird knows how to build a nest without first logically pondering "What should I do to have something to lay my eggs in?". So, all i wanted to object, was, that all that is not a refutation of Chomsky´s work. That is, unless he explicitly should have claimed, that this module/instinct is the starting source/reference of language, and does itself not have a reference to logic. Which would be absurd, i think.
Best Regards
Helmut
ChatGPT simply and conclusively shows that there is no need for any innate learning module in the brain to learn language. Here is the paper on it that states this best. https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/007180
From a Peircean perspective, it is important to realize that this works by inference over signs.
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On Apr 19, 2023, at 12:58 PM, Helmut Raulien <[email protected]> wrote:Dan, list,ok, so it is like I wrote "or it is so, that ChatGPT is somehow referred to universal logic as well, builds its linguistic competence up from there, and so can skip the human grammar-module". But that neither is witchcraft, nor does it say, that there is no human-genetic grammar-module. And I too hope with the Linguist, that we dont have to fear ChatGPT more than we have to fear a refrigerator.BestHelmut
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