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The Branching Direction Theory of Word Order Correlations Revisited

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Abstract

In this paper, I discuss implications for the Branching Direction Theory proposed by Dryer (1992a) for accounting for the Greenbergian word order correlations if one assumes much flatter constituent structures than those assumed in Dryer (1992a) and in much work in generative syntax. Some correlations that are not accounted for by the Branching Direction Theory if we assume flatter constituent structures, such as the order of article and noun, can be accounted for by proposals in Hawkins (1994).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages185-207
Number of pages23
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Publication series

NameStudies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Volume76
ISSN (Print)0924-4670
ISSN (Electronic)2215-0358

Keywords

  • branching direction
  • sentence processing
  • Word order
  • word order correlations

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