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    Accessibility constraints in DRT are stipulated structura... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Anaphora is not possible in [6c] because y is not accessible to z

    Accessibility constraints in DRT are stipulated structural rules, not explanatory principles grounded in cognitive or semantic reality.

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    • 1.DRT's accessibility constraints (e.g., no crossing) lack independent empirical support from psycholinguistic studies of actual comprehension.
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    • 2.These constraints function as formal stipulations to avoid overgeneration, not as predictions derived from semantic or cognitive mechanisms.
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    • 3.Alternative formalisms achieve equivalent empirical coverage without identical accessibility rules, suggesting they're framework-specific conventions.
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    • 1.Accessibility constraints mirror systematic patterns in binding, scope, and anaphora that appear across typologically diverse languages consistently.
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    • 2.If constraints were merely stipulated, we'd expect frameworks to diverge widely; their convergence suggests grounding in underlying linguistic reality.
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    • 3.Psycholinguistic garden-path effects and resolution strategies correlate with DRT's structural constraints, suggesting cognitive relevance beyond formalism.
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