A micro-perspective on variation and universals

Abstract

This paper approaches the questions raised in the workshop description surrounding universals and variation from the perspective of microvariation. Throughout this document we frequently refer to van Craenenbroeck and van Koppen (2016) (henceforth VCVK), which will also be made available via the Dropbox folder; while this position paper presents our empirical findings, methodology, theoretical conclusions, and general approach in more abstract, general terms, VCVK contains many concrete examples and specific analyses and results.