Linearisation:Adjuncts and arguments
Alastair N. Cormack, NV Smith · 2005
Kayne (1994) introduced a ‘Linear Correspondence Axiom ’ which offered for the first time a principled theory concerning the linear PF ordering of NL phrases and words. Within this theory, adjuncts constitute an anomaly, requiring a stipulative definition of c-command. If the category labels of Categorial Grammar are used, a simpler linearisation depending on Asymmetric Merge is obtained, which applies without stipulation to adjuncts. The linearisation makes some distinct and desirable predictions. 1