Against strict headedness in syntax

Strict headedness is a common idealization in the structural analysis of linguistic entities, particularly in syntax. This contribution takes a critical look at its premises and applications by demonstrating the surprising sloppiness of both the defining concepts and the test procedures, and by sho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Timm Lichte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Language Modelling
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Online Access:https://jlm.ipipan.waw.pl/index.php/JLM/article/view/249