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we will call 0-Search (Search 0 ), is the selection of n (typically two) elements, corresponding to what are generally called th ...
At the derivational stage illustrated in (2b), C initiates Search, so that an agreement relation is established between the Q fe ...
We propose that the output of this application of M 0 ◦S 0 (Σ) will be inter- preted as “there is a φ-agreement relation between ...
shown in (10) (where λ = the label of Σ).14,15 This set is read as “Σ is headed by λ” at the interfaces. (10) M 0 ◦S 0 (Σ) = {Σ, ...
Given an SO Σ, Search 0 picks out Σ and an element α contained in it. Then Merge 0 applies to these objects and forms a set {α, ...
in the Lexicon ({the, book}). Under the formulation in (15), however, Search 0 fails to do this: if it takes the Lexicon as an i ...
binding. As a concrete example, consider again the vP structure in (21), and specifi cally the instance of M 0 ◦S 0 that serves ...
Here, our mother-based solution to chains can be applied to the cases of feature- chains as well. Suppose that feature-chains ar ...
What seems to be at work here is the requirement that the two outputs of Search 0 , Σ and λ, be minimally distant. In order to f ...
(29), but v is the closest term of vP that can defi ne its label, and hence is the only LI that can enter into a labeling relati ...
subject position in (38a), neither John nor its trace (copy) t can move into another Case position, as shown in (38b). (38) a. _ ...
Depth(v) in (41b) is not less than Depth(what) in (41a) (since both of them are 1). We claim that this is why IM of what satisfi ...
4 It is suggested in Kato et al (2014:Section 4) that Search could ultimately be reduced to Merge. Below we will suggest a diffe ...
18 Note that IM and labeling are formally similar to each other, as shown in (10) and (12). See also Fujita (2009, 2012) for the ...
as “parallel Merge” or “sideward movement” in the literature, is what should be blocked (cf. Chomsky 2015b). One way to make sen ...
Chomsky, Noam 2015b. A discussion with Naoki Fukui and Mihoko Zushi (March 4, 2014). In The Sophia Lectures (Sophia Linguistica ...
1 Introduction Linguistic items (LIs) are bundles of features. Among the features of LIs, the role of formal features in narrow ...
linguistic theory that while φ-features carry out important tasks in narrow syntax, the role of case features remains rather obs ...
(1) a. When a nominal is merged with a lexical head, its case feature is valued as accusative. b. When a nominal is merged with ...
of case valuation opens a novel and natural way to capture case valuation uni- formly in non-agreeing languages and agreeing lan ...
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