SIL talk by Chris Collins (New York University)

A Merge-Based Approach to Argument Structure

This talk outlines the Merge-based approach to argument structure developed in Collins 2024 (updating, defending and extending Collins 2005). The predictions of the Merge-based theory of implicit arguments will be compared to the predictions made by non-Merge based theories, such as Bruening 2013.

(Organizers’ note: Collins 2024 is accessible in Open Access and may be downloaded from this MIT Press webpage – happy reading!)