Derwing, Bruce L2016-06-172016-06-171994-01Derwing, B. L. (1994). Theory and research in phonology: a question of alternatives. Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 16(Winter), 11-16.2371-2643http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51372Bruce L Derwing, University of AlbertaI've asked to go first because I wanted to open this discussion with some very general remarks about the relation between theory and research . In fact, what I propose to share with you is what I consider to be the most important lesson I've learned about research. I learned it many years ago, and oddly enough I didn't learn it from a linguist, philosopher, or scholar of any official strip. Actually, I learned it from a guy named Sherlock Holmes.enLinguisticsPhonologyScience--MethodologyLogicObjectivityjournal article10.11575/PRISM/28911