Tree maximization and the generalized extended projection principle
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University of Arizona Linguistics CircleJournal
Coyote Papers: Working Papers in Linguistics, Linguistic Theory at the University of ArizonaAbstract
In this paper we argue that a number of unexplained and stipulative properties of the grammar (such as the Generalized Extended Projection Principle, Binary Branching, Labeling) find a functional explanation, if we view them as correlates of a general desire for the grammar to maximize trees in such a way that they result in a Fibonacci-like sequence of maximal categories.Type
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