Cost of Merge and Move

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Dongseok Kim Yong Ha Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제17호, 33~66쪽, 전체 34쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1999.09.01

영문 초록

In this paper we argue against Chomsky’s (1995, 1998) assumption that Merge preempts Move, and claim that Merge and Move have the same status with respect to economy. We assume, following Collins (1997), that Merge involves copy and Merge just like Move, and the unique difference is that Move involves copying an already introduced element, whereas Merge involves copying a new element from the lexicon. Under this assumption, Numeration is unnecessary and Procrastinate is eliminated in favor of local economy. On the basis of Object Shift and multiple specifier constructions in Korean, we have shown that Merge as well as Move apply as Last Resort, and that whether to apply Merge or Move is contingent on the properties of the features that must be satisfied at each stage of a derivation. As a principle to decide between them, we have proposed Narrow Domain Principle and proved it successfully works on a wide range of relevant constructions.

목차

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Numeration and Procrastinate in Local Economy

III. Preference of Move to Merge

IV. Merge and Move in Terms of “Copy+Merge”

V. Conclusion

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