TY  - JOUR
A1  - Soschen, Alona
T1  - Natural law
BT  - the dynamics of syntactic representations in MP
JF  - Linguistics in Potsdam
N2  - This work concentrates on the requirements of the computational system of HL, by developing the idea that Natural Law applies to universal syntactic principles. The systems of efficient growth are for the continuation of motion and maximal distance between the elements. The condition of maximization accounts for the properties of syntactic trees - binary branching, labeling, and the EPP. NL justifies the basic principle of organization in Merge: it provides a functional explanation of phase formation and thematic domains. In Optimality Theory, it accounts for the selection of a particular word order in languages. A comprehensive and definitive understanding of the principles underlying MP will eventually lead to a more advanced design of OT.
KW  - minimalism
KW  - optimality
KW  - Natural Law
KW  - phases
KW  - applicatives
Y1  - 2006
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-32316
SN  - 1616-7392
SN  - 1864-1857
IS  - 25
SP  - 43
EP  - 76
ER  -