TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vogel, Ralf
T1  - The simple generator
JF  - Linguistics in Potsdam
N2  - I argue that the shift of explanatory burden from the generator to the evaluator in OT syntax – together with the difficulties that arise when we try to formulate a working theory of the interfaces of syntax – leads to a number of assumptions about syntactic structures in OT which are quite different from those typical of minimalist syntax: formal features, as driving forces behind syntactic movement, are useless, and derivational and representational economy are problematic for both empirical and conceptual reasons. The notion of markedness, central in Optimality Theory, is not fully compatible with the idea of synactic economy. Even more so, seemingly obvious cases of blocking by structural economy do not seem to result from grammar proper, but reflect (economical) aspects of language use.
KW  - OT syntax
KW  - generator
KW  - markedness
KW  - syntax-semantics interface
KW  - syntax-phonology interface
Y1  - 2006
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-32338
SN  - 1616-7392
SN  - 1864-1857
IS  - 25
SP  - 99
EP  - 136
ER  -