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relativized minimality: a standalone construct

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Syntax

the principle that a dependency is blocked when a closer potential antecedent of the same structural type intervenes between the two ends.

In syntax, relativized minimality refers to the principle that a dependency is blocked when a closer potential antecedent of the same structural type intervenes between the two ends. This meaning comes from Rizzi (1990) in Relativized minimality.[1]

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References

Rizzi, L. (1990). Relativized minimality. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262680615

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