Minimalist Machine Derivations

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Examples:

  • Test cases from A Course in GB Syntax (Lasnik & Uriagereka,1988).
    Example Instruction stream (clickable) Notes
    Strong Crossover
    Who1 thinks (that) Mary likes him1 [who, q, he, d, like, 'v*', [mary, d], 'T', c_eQ, think, v_unerg, 'T', c_Q] Doubling Constituent (DC) he-who object of embedded verb like.
    Two derivations.
    [Note: Need to allow c stack search to find (inactive) who.]
    Who1 thinks (that) Mary likes him2 [he, d, like, 'v*', [mary, d], 'T', c_e, think, v_unerg, [who, q], 'T', c_Q] No DC.
    He is object of embedded verb like.
    Who is subject of matrix verb think.
    Two derivations.
    *Who1 does he1 think Mary likes No DC analysis possible.
    Who1 does he2 think (that) Mary likes [who, q, like, 'v*', [mary, d], 'T', c_eQ, think, v_unerg, [he, d], 'T', c_Q] No DC.
    Who object of embedded verb like.
    He subject of matrix verb think.
    Two derivations.