The locality property of syntactic operations in the minimalist framework
Locality is a pervasive property of all types of syntactic dependencies.At various stages of the theoretical development,all syntactic operations are subject to local conditions.For instance,legitimate long-distance movements must be derived through a series of covert,successive,cyclic local operations.Within Chomsky's minimalist framework,the MLC and PIC represent two different approaches for capturing the locality of syntactic operations.The former imposes a relative prohibition,whereas the latter imposes an absolute prohibition.Although there is considerable overlap between MLC and PIC,both conditions are needed.This study provides a critical review of these analyses.First,we provide examples to demonstrate that syntactic operations are local.Next,we examine Chomsky's two approaches to locality,arguing that an account based on"probe"and"attract"is more plausible.We then discuss the motivations and nature of syntactic localities.Finally,we point out issues worthy of further exploration.
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