Economy of Command

This dissertation proposes a principle of "economy of command", arguing that it provides a simple and natural explanation for some well-known properties of human language syntax. The focus is on the abstract combinatorial system that constructs the hierarchical structure of linguistic expr...

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Main Author: Medeiros, David
Other Authors: Carnie, Andrew
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/238913

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