Recursion in Language: A Layered-Derivation Approach
This paper argues that recursion in language is to be understood not in terms of embedding, but in terms of derivational layering. A construction is recursive if part of its input is the output of a separate derivational layer. Complex clauses may be derived recursively in this sense, but also itera...
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Biolinguistics
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Biolinguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://biolinguistics.eu/index.php/biolinguistics/article/view/173 |