Structure Building That Can't Be

Samuel David Epstein; Hisatsugu Kitahara; T. Daniel Seely

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Structure Building That Can't Be

Samuel David Epstein, Hisatsugu Kitahara, T. Daniel Seely

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This chapter proposes and explores a "new" deduction of cyclic Transfer. A new account of cyclic Transfer is motivated since Chomsky's (2007, 2008) "valuation-induced" account has both conceptual and empirical problems. The proposal is guided by strict adherence to: Strong Minimalist Thesis (optimal satisfaction of the interfaces) and 3rd factor considerations. There is one necessary, and simple, structure building operation, Merge. Minimizing search, External Merge can apply only to root nodes. Internal Merge can apply only if all External Merges have been exhausted. Internal Merge, based on the simplest form of Merge, creates structures which trigger Transfer. cyclic Transfer is then a natural and immediate consequence of strict adherence to SMT and 3rd factor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ways of Structure Building
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191741609
ISBN (Print)	9780199644933
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199644933.003.0011
Publication status	Published - 2012 Sept 20

Keywords

Cyclic transfer
Interfaces
Merge
Minimalism
Phase
Phrase structure

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Arts and Humanities(all)

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