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  • 3 - Adding Labels

  • Norbert Hornstein, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Book:
    The Merge Hypothesis
    Published online:
    15 February 2024
    Print publication:
    22 February 2024, pp 75-100

  • Summary

    This chapter argues for adding labeling to the combination operation, thereby returning to an earlier conception of Merge. The main motivation for this is that it allows one to strengthen the Merge Hypothesis by having Merge extend to all grammatical dependencies, not just the eight reviewed in Chapter 2. I dub this the Extended Merge Hypothesis (EMH). The core principle of the EMH is the Fundamental Principle of Grammar (FPG). FPG states that all grammatical dependencies must be Merge mediated. For example, selection, subcategorization, control, binding, case, etc. must all be licensed under Merge.