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'''Adjunction''' is a one of the two types of [[movement]] operation, the other being [[substitution]]. Traditionally, there are two types of adjunction: Chomsky-adjunction, which results in a structure like (i), and sister-adjunction, which results in a structure like (ii). Both structures are the result of adjunction of X to Y<sup>i+1</sup>, but only in (i) the node adjoined to is doubled, or split into two [[segment]]s to accommodate the adjoined element. | |||
(i) Y<sup>i+1</sup> (ii) Y<sup>i+1</sup> | |||
/ \ / | \ | |||
X Y<sup>i+1</sup> X Z Y<sup>i+1</sup> | |||
/ \ | |||
Z Y<sup>i</sup> | |||
Under the assumption of the [[binary branching constraint]] which rules out structures like (ii), sister-adjunction is not possible. | |||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
*German [[Adjunktion]] | *German [[Adjunktion]] | ||
*Russian [[адъюнкция]] | *Russian [[адъюнкция]] | ||
=== Link === | |||
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Adjunction&lemmacode=990 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
=== References === | |||
* Chomsky, N. 1986b. ''Barriers,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. | |||
* Chomsky, N. 1986b. ''Barriers,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. | |||
* Kayne, R. 1984. ''Connectedness and binary branching,'' Foris, Dordrecht | |||
{{dc}} | {{dc}} | ||
[[Category:Syntax]] | |||
[[Category:Generative grammar]] | [[Category:Generative grammar]] | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 12 February 2009
Adjunction is a one of the two types of movement operation, the other being substitution. Traditionally, there are two types of adjunction: Chomsky-adjunction, which results in a structure like (i), and sister-adjunction, which results in a structure like (ii). Both structures are the result of adjunction of X to Yi+1, but only in (i) the node adjoined to is doubled, or split into two segments to accommodate the adjoined element.
(i) Yi+1 (ii) Yi+1
/ \ / | \
X Yi+1 X Z Yi+1
/ \
Z Yi
Under the assumption of the binary branching constraint which rules out structures like (ii), sister-adjunction is not possible.
Other languages
- German Adjunktion
- Russian адъюнкция
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Chomsky, N. 1986b. Barriers, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Chomsky, N. 1986b. Barriers, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Kayne, R. 1984. Connectedness and binary branching, Foris, Dordrecht