Difference between revisions of "Covert syntax"
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Covert syntax is a notion in the Minimalist Program. Covert syntax is that part of syntax which is ordered after Spell-Out, i.e. leaves no traces in the sound structure of a language.
Comment
Overt syntax is what is ordered before Spell-Out, hence is reflected in the sound structure.
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
Reference
- Chomsky, Noam A. 1995. The Minimalist Program. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.