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In (i), Max(X) = Max(H) = [XP1, XP2], i.e. the two-segment category XP. | In (i), Max(X) = Max(H) = [XP1, XP2], i.e. the two-segment category XP. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:01, 6 October 2007
In checking theory of minimalism, Max(A) is the least full-category maximal projection dominating A.
Example
In (i), Max(X) = Max(H) = [XP1, XP2], i.e. the two-segment category XP.
(i) XP1
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/ \
UP XP2
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/ \
ZP1 X'
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/ \ / \
WP ZP2 X1 YP
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/ \
H X2
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
Reference
- Chomsky, Noam A. 1993. A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory. MIT occasional papers in linguistics, 1-67.
