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A Formalization of Minimalist Syntax
Author(s) -
Collins Chris,
Stabler Edward
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
syntax
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1467-9612
pISSN - 1368-0005
DOI - 10.1111/synt.12117
Subject(s) - merge (version control) , sketch , computer science , syntax , minimalist program , security token , formal grammar , programming language , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , algorithm , information retrieval , rule based machine translation , computer security
The goal of this paper is to give a precise, formal account of certain fundamental notions in minimalist syntax. Particular attention is given to the comparison of token‐based (multidominance) and chain‐based perspectives on Merge. After considering a version of Transfer that violates the No‐Tampering Condition ( NTC ), we sketch an alternative, NTC ‐compliant version.