Universal #436

Legacy number: 436

 Number  435
 Original  Head-marking is associated with low complexity, dependent marking with high complexity, where complexity is the total of D, H, and F points for NP and S.
D- refers to dependent-marking;
H- refers to head-marking;
F- refers to detachment* (mnemonically F stands for “free” or “floated”)
 Standardized  Head-marking is associated with low complexity, dependent marking with high complexity, where complexity is the total of D, H, and F points for NP and S.
D- refers to dependent-marking;
H- refers to head-marking;
F- refers to detachment* (mnemonically F stands for “free” or “floated”)
 Formula  head-marking ⇒ low complexity;
dependent-marking ⇒ high complexity
 Keywords  head-marking, dependent-marking, complexity
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of Nichols 1992
 Source  Nichols 1992: 3.2

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Discussion
Notes
Detached marking. The term is used for various patterns in which the marking is detached from the dependent but not attached to the head.And what is "complexity"?
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Detached marking. The term is used for various patterns in which the marking is detached from the dependent but not attached to the head. And what is "complexity"?