On the locus of asymmetry in UG

In this article I advance a hypothesis concerning the locus of asymmetry in the grammar. I argue that the fundamental operation of Narrow Syntax (Merge) should be formulated in a symmetric form, and that all the sources of asymmetries should be relegated to the point of cyclic transfer (Cyclic Spell...

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Autor: Boeckx, Cedric
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/147520
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/147520
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Gramàtica
Sintaxi
Grammar
Syntax
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Resumo:In this article I advance a hypothesis concerning the locus of asymmetry in the grammar. I argue that the fundamental operation of Narrow Syntax (Merge) should be formulated in a symmetric form, and that all the sources of asymmetries should be relegated to the point of cyclic transfer (Cyclic Spell-Out, in a phase-based model).