claim: Charles Howard Hinton was born in the 1800s.
evidence: Principles and parameters is a framework within generative linguistics in which the syntax of a natural language is described in accordance with general principles -LRB- i.e. abstract rules or grammars -RRB- and specific parameters -LRB- i.e. markers , switches -RRB- that for particular languages are either turned on or off .. generative linguistics. generative linguistics. syntax. syntax. natural language. natural language. For example , the position of heads in phrases is determined by a parameter .. heads. head ( linguistics ). Whether a language is head-initial or head-final is regarded as a parameter which is either on or off for particular languages -LRB- i.e. English is head-initial , whereas Japanese is head-final -RRB- .. head-initial or head-final. head directionality. English. English language. Japanese. Japanese language. Principles and parameters was largely formulated by the linguists Noam Chomsky and Howard Lasnik .. Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky. Howard Lasnik. Howard Lasnik. Many linguists have worked within this framework , and for a period of time it was considered the dominant form of mainstream generative linguistics .. generative linguistics. generative linguistics. Principles and Parameters as a grammar framework is also known as Government and Binding theory .. grammar. grammar. Government and Binding. Government and Binding. That is , the two terms Principles and Parameters and Government and Binding refer to the same school in the generative tradition of phrase structure grammars -LRB- as opposed to dependency grammars -RRB- .. Government and Binding. Government and Binding. However , Chomsky considers the term misleading -LRB- Chomsky 2015 , p. 26 , ISBN 9780262527347 -RRB- .