A multi-dimensional derivation model under the free-Merge system

Labor division between syntax and the C-I interface

Bibliographic Data

ID20344154
AuthorsVictor Junnan Pan (0000-0003-4062-382X, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong S.A.R., corresponding author), Yuqiao Du (The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong S.A.R.)
Year2024
Volume41
Issue1
Pages85-117
Publication date2024-02-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Linguistic Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tlr-2024-2004
OpenAlexW4391088682
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

This paper proposes a general multi-dimensional derivation model under a free-MERGE system. MERGE indicates the derivational dimensions that participate the computation. Set-MERGE is considered as an operation that keeps the two merge-mates in the same dimension, and Pair-MERGE sends the two merge-mates to two different dimensions. Each dimension has its own Labeling Algorithm (LA); the LA inside one dimension ignores syntactic objects merged from other dimensions. The resulting multi-dimensional structure will then be transferred to the Conceptual-Intentional (C-I) interface. A syntactic object resulted from Pair-MERGE will be interpreted in terms of coordination relation or modification relation. Different possible labelings in a multi-dimensional structure gives rise to different modification possibilities at C-I. C-I can see the competition of different labels, and will exhaust every possibility to decide which labeling gives rise to an appropriate interpretation

Algorithm · Computation · Fourth Dimension · Information retrieval · Physics · Advanced Algebra and Logic · Computer Science · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Theoretical Computer Science

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