A note on root projection and labelling

This paper identifies a problem with a hypothesis put forward in Chomsky (2013) in relation to his labelling algorithm. Chomsky suggests that category-neutral roots do not qualify as labels and cannot project. However, I provide evidence that the derivation of particle verbs involves the projection...

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Main Author:	Zeller, Jochen
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	Stellenbosch University 2017-12-01
Series:	Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
Subjects:	roots projection labelling particle verbs
Online Access:	https://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/290

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spelling	doaj-1300017c60404787b8c429b3349bd77e2020-11-25T03:06:48ZafrStellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics1027-34172223-99362017-12-0148019720410.5774/48-0-290A note on root projection and labellingZeller, Jochen0University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaThis paper identifies a problem with a hypothesis put forward in Chomsky (2013) in relation to his labelling algorithm. Chomsky suggests that category-neutral roots do not qualify as labels and cannot project. However, I provide evidence that the derivation of particle verbs involves the projection of a category-neutral root, which has merged with (a projection of) the particle. It follows that Chomsky's hypothesis has to be rejected.https://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/290rootsprojectionlabellingparticle verbs
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title	A note on root projection and labelling
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publisher	Stellenbosch University
series	Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
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publishDate	2017-12-01
description	This paper identifies a problem with a hypothesis put forward in Chomsky (2013) in relation to his labelling algorithm. Chomsky suggests that category-neutral roots do not qualify as labels and cannot project. However, I provide evidence that the derivation of particle verbs involves the projection of a category-neutral root, which has merged with (a projection of) the particle. It follows that Chomsky's hypothesis has to be rejected.
topic	roots projection labelling particle verbs
url	https://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/290
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A note on root projection and labelling

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