Difference between revisions of "Blocking Category"

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(from Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics)
 
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''G'' is a '''Blocking Category''' (BC) for ''i'' iff ''g'' is not [[L-marked]] and ''g'' [[dominate]]s ''i''.  
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''G'' is a '''Blocking Category''' for ''i'' iff ''g'' is not [[L-marked]] and ''g'' [[dominate]]s ''i''.  
  
 
===Comment===
 
===Comment===
The concept of a BC plays a role in the definition of [[barrier]]hood, introduced in Chomsky (1986b).
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The concept of a Blocking Category plays a role in the definition of [[barrier]]hood, introduced in Chomsky (1986b).
  
 
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===References===
 
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{{: Chomsky 1986b}}
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Revision as of 12:22, 27 March 2008

G is a Blocking Category for i iff g is not L-marked and g dominates i.

Comment

The concept of a Blocking Category plays a role in the definition of barrierhood, introduced in Chomsky (1986b).

Link

Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics

References

Chomsky, Noam A. 1986b. Barriers. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.