From lojban-out@lojban.org Tue May 16 12:56:57 2006
Return-Path: <lojban-out@lojban.org>
X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org
X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com
Received: (qmail 45315 invoked from network); 16 May 2006 19:56:56 -0000
Received: from unknown (66.218.67.34)
  by m28.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 16 May 2006 19:56:56 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134)
  by mta8.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 May 2006 19:56:55 -0000
Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.61)
	(envelope-from <lojban-out@lojban.org>)
	id 1Fg5et-0007Gn-NA
	for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Tue, 16 May 2006 12:56:43 -0700
Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134])
	by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.61)
	(envelope-from <lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org>)
	id 1Fg5eB-0007Fn-6v; Tue, 16 May 2006 12:56:01 -0700
Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:50 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.61)	(envelope-from <nobody@digitalkingdom.org>)	id 1Fg5dh-0007FU-Pg	for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:29 -0700
Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.238])	by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.61)	(envelope-from <jjllambias@gmail.com>)	id 1Fg5dg-0007FM-7y	for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:29 -0700
Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 57so51700wri        for <lojban-list@lojban.org>; Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:27 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.54.146.17 with SMTP id t17mr1442103wrd;        Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:26 -0700 (PDT)
Received: by 10.54.126.17 with HTTP; Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:26 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <925d17560605161255qed5f1aeu4918d7b322f35bd0@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 16:55:26 -0300
In-Reply-To: <446A29E5.2020409@v21.me.uk>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis
Content-Disposition: inline
References: <57995.192.94.94.105.1147732061.squirrel@www.thebranchhearth.net>
	 <Pine.LNX.4.60.0605161945460.2202@hagbart.nvg.ntnu.no>
	 <446A29E5.2020409@v21.me.uk>
X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--)
X-archive-position: 11570
X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0
Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org
X-original-sender: jjllambias@gmail.com
X-list: lojban-list
X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--)
To: lojban@yahoogroups.com
X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134
X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0:0
X-eGroups-From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jorge_Llamb=EDas?=" <jjllambias@gmail.com>
From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jorge_Llamb=EDas?=" <lojban-out@lojban.org>
Reply-To: jjllambias@gmail.com
Subject: [lojban] Re: X-bar, chomsky and lojban
X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=4ZRB9ZiTW14lFHK0ZA36_ugfDk6iMAy3kKB0x1tanXJLYLPU6g
X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out
X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 25988

On 5/16/06, And Rosta <and.rosta@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If you mean X-bar theory in its most generic sense (= headed phrases) then
> IMO the answer is: Basically yes, but iff elided terminators are syntactically
> present even though unpronounced.  (The terminator would be head of the
> phrase it terminates.)

Is there any reason to prefer the terminator to the "initiator" of the phrase
as head?

mu'o mi'e xorxes


To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org
with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if
you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.