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This paper addresses the formal properties of constituent structure (cstructure). We demonstrate inadequacies in the formalization of traditional X 0 theory by Bresnan (2001) and Bresnan et al. (2016), and in the alternative proposal of Marcotte (2014). We propose “minimal c-structure” as a new approach to phrase structure within Lexical-Functional Grammar, which almost entirely eliminates non-branching nodes, and neatly captures the distinction between projecting and non-projecting words. Ou...
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- 285–305
- Publication date:
- 2018-01-17
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-11-12
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1098-6782
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pubs:835747
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uri:f85c908e-9fb1-4fe4-adf6-0fa6cc80f856
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Copyright © CSLI Publications. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from CSLI Publications at: https://web.stanford.edu/group/cslipublications/cslipublications/LFG/LFG-2017/abstr-lovestrand-lowe.shtml
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Minimal c-structure: rethinking projection in phrase structure
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