Generalized applicatives: Reassessing the lexical–functional divide
Peter Svenonius · Theoretical Linguistics · 2014
On this view, roots and functional material are as different as they can be. However, closer examination reveals that some of the differences are not absolute. Harley (2014) makes this point, and effectively refines the DM version of the dichotomy, maintaining it in a weakened form. In this short note, I raise the question of whether the dichotomy has been so weakened that a more radical move can be contemplated, that of eliminating the distinction altogether.