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1. Case Assignment in TSL Syntax: A Case Study

   Vu, Mai Ha, Nazila Shafiei, and Thomas Graf

   Abstract Recent work suggests that the subregular complexity of syntax might be comparable to that of phonology and morphology. More specifically, whereas phonological and morphological dependencies are tier-based strictly local over strings, syntactic dependencies are tier-based strictly …

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2. A Single Movement Normal Form for Minimalist Grammars

   Graf, Thomas, Alëna Aksënova, and Aniello De Santo

   Abstract Movement is the locus of power in Minimalist grammars (MGs) but also their primary source of complexity. In order to simplify future analysis of the formalism, we prove that every MG can be converted into a …

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3. A Single Movement Normal Form for Minimalist Grammars

   Graf, Thomas, Alëna Aksënova, and Aniello De Santo

   Abstract Movement is the locus of power in Minimalist grammars (MGs) but also their primary source of complexity. In order to simplify future analysis of the formalism, we prove that every MG can be converted into a …

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4. Computational Lessons from and for Language

   Graf, Thomas

   Abstract Barely any task is more challenging and more effortlessly carried out by humans than the efficient use of language. Within a couple of years, children figure out a learning problem that even computers with large, extensively annotated training sets fail at. On …

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5. A Hidden Consensus: Computational Invariants of Minimalist Syntax

   Graf, Thomas

   Abstract A common sentiment among linguists is that the Minimalist literature features a dazzling array of competing proposals that seem to share little common ground in their technical assumptions. While differences certainly do exist between accounts, a computationally informed perspective reveals a set …

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6. Dependencies in Syntax and Phonology: A Computational Comparison

   Graf, Thomas

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   @Misc{Graf14NECPHONtalk,
     author    = {Graf, Thomas},
     title     = {Dependencies in Syntax and Phonology: {A} Computational
             Comparison},
     year      = {2014},
     note      = {Slides of a talk given at {NECPHON 2014}, November 15,
             NYU, New York, New York.}
   }
   

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7. Models of Adjunction in Minimalist Grammars

   Graf, Thomas

   Abstract Three closely related proposals for adding (cyclic) adjunction to Minimalist grammars are given model-theoretic definitions and investigated with respect to their linguistic and formal properties. While they differ with respect to their linguistic adequacy, they behave largely the same on a computational …

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8. Models of Adjunction in Minimalist Grammars

   Graf, Thomas

   Abstract Three closely related proposals for adding (cyclic) adjunction to Minimalist grammars are given model-theoretic definitions and investigated with respect to their linguistic and formal properties. While they differ with respect to their linguistic adequacy, they behave largely the same on a computational …

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9. Closure Properties of Minimalist Derivation Tree Languages

   Graf, Thomas

   Abstract Recently, the question has been raised whether the derivation tree languages of Minimalist grammars (MGs; Stabler 1997, Stabler & Keenan 2003) are closed under intersection with regular tree languages (Graf 2010). Using a variation of a proof technique devised by Thatcher (1967), I …

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10. Closure Properties of Minimalist Derivation Tree Languages

    Graf, Thomas

    Abstract Recently, the question has been raised whether the derivation tree languages of Minimalist grammars (MGs; Stabler 1997, Stabler & Keenan 2003) are closed under intersection with regular tree languages (Graf 2010). Using a variation of a proof technique devised by Thatcher (1967), I …

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