Abstract for Contribution on Workspaces to CHM

Cambridge Handbook of Minimalism

Edited by Kleanthes K. Grohmann and Evelina Leivada

Workspaces

Chris Collins

In minimalist syntax, the syntactic objects formed at any particular step in the derivation occupy a workspace. This chapter will be about the role workspaces play in the minimalist syntax. The emphasis will be on the following questions:

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