| Lemma | shortest link |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Chomsky (1995) |
| Titolo | The Minimalist Program |
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| Citazioni | We have also assumed the notion of "shortest link", expressible in terms of the operation Form Chain. We thus assume that, given two convergent derivation D1 and D2, both minimal and containing the same number of steps, D1 blocks D2 if its links are shorter. |