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Knut Tarald Taraldsen

Knut Tarald Taraldsen is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Knut Tarald Taraldsen rather than just read about it. In short: Knut Tarald Taraldsen (born 23 March 1948, in Oslo) is a Norwegian linguist working in Tromsø as a senior researcher at the Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics (CASTL). His work mostly concerns syntactic theory.

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Reference excerpt

Knut Tarald Taraldsen (born 23 March 1948, in Oslo) is a Norwegian linguist working in Tromsø as a senior researcher at the Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics (CASTL). His work mostly concerns syntactic theory. He did early, ground-breaking work on parasitic gaps (roughly at the same time as Elisabeth Engdahl), and is also responsible for Taraldsen's generalization concerning the cross-linguistic correlation between null subjects and subject-verb agreement.

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Worked examples

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Knut Tarald Taraldsen

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Knut Tarald Taraldsen in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Knut Tarald Taraldsen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1948 births, Linguists from Norway, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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