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Derivational Minimalism Is Mildly Context–Sensitive

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Logical Aspects of Computational Linguistics (LACL 1998)

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The change within the linguistic framework of transformational grammar from GB–theory to minimalism brought up a particular type of formal grammar, as well. We show that this type of a minimalist grammar (MG) constitutes a subclass of mildly context–sensitive grammars in the sense that for each MG there is a weakly equivalent linear context–free rewriting system (LCFRS). Moreover, an infinite hierarchy of MGs is established in relation to a hierarchy of LCFRSs.

This work has been carried out within the Innovationskolleg ‘Formal Models of Cognitive Complexity’ (INK 12) funded by the DFG. I especially wish to thank Marcus Kracht for inspiring discussions, and Peter Staudacher as well as an anonymous referee for a lot of valuable comments on a previous version of this paper.

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  1. Institut für Linguistik, Universität Potsdam, PF, 601553, 14415 Potsdam, Germany

    Jens Michaelis

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  1. Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS, Trans 10, 3512 JK Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Michael Moortgat

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Michaelis, J. (2001). Derivational Minimalism Is Mildly Context–Sensitive. In: Moortgat, M. (eds) Logical Aspects of Computational Linguistics. LACL 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2014. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45738-0_11

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