The representation of syntactic action at a distance: Multidominance versus the Copy Theory
It is a common understanding that Merge (Chomsky 1995) effectively explains the preponderance of displacement in language. That is, at least since Chomsky (2001), the mechanism that captures displacement (Internal Merge) has been recognized as something that comes ‘for free’ along with Merge. Howeve...
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Open Library of Humanities
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Glossa |
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| Online Access: | http://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/15 |