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This paper provides an interpretation of Minimalist Grammars [16],[17] in terms of dependency structures. Under this interpretation, merge operations derive projective dependency structures, and movement operations introduce both non-projectivity and illnestedness. This new characterization of the generative capacity of Minimalist Grammar makes it possible to discuss the linguistic relevance of non-projectivity and illnestedness. This in turn provides insight into grammars that derive structures with these properties.
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Boston, M.F., Hale, J.T., Kuhlmann, M. (2010). Dependency Structures Derived from Minimalist Grammars. In: Ebert, C., Jäger, G., Michaelis, J. (eds) The Mathematics of Language. MOL MOL 2009 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6149. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14322-9_1
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