X-within-X Structures and the Nature of Categories
Abstract: This paper discusses the existence of X-within-X structures in language. Constraints to same-category embedding have been the focus in a number of recent studies. These studies follow a long-standing tradition in linguistic theory that assumes a ban on the adjacency of same-category elements. In the present work, data drawn from a typologically broad variety of languages suggest that the postulated constraints are not so robust. It is shown that X-within-X structures do exist in language. In this context, an argument is made in favor of an unrestricted conceptualization of Merge, independent from category distributions, while recursion is taken to be a property of procedures and not of structures. The discussion of X-within-X patterns provides insights with respect to the attested category distributions, the nature of categories, and the language faculty, from a biologically plausible point of view. https://bioling.psychopen.eu/index.php/bioling/article/view/9029
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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X-within-X Structures and the Nature of Categories ; volume:9 ; day:29 ; month:11 ; year:2015
Biolinguistics ; 9 (29.11.2015)
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Leivada, Evelina
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10.5964/bioling.9029
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022110709103413377951
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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