Natural Syntax: English dependent clauses
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2007
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Adam Mickiewicz University
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Natural Syntax is a developing deductive theory. The naturalness judgements are couched in
naturalness scales, which follow from the basic parameters (or “axioms”) listed at the beginning
of the paper. The predictions of the theory are calculated in the deductions, whose chief components
are a pair of naturalness scales and the rules governing the alignment of corresponding
naturalness values. Parallel and chiastic alignments are distinguished, in complementary distribution.
Chiastic alignment is mandatory in deductions limited to unnatural environments.
This paper wishes to acquaint the reader with the current version of Natural Syntax. By way
of exemplification the paper covers selected topics within English dependent clauses.
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Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, vol. 43 (2007), pp. 219-236