Revisiting Minimalist Feature Theory

For a particular mathematical object to be a good model of some real-world system, that object needs to have properties that map to the properties of the (theories of) the system. This paper argues that numbers are not a good mathematical object for features, and that vectors are not a good model for functional categories.

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Continua.
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.59236/continua3.1/adger
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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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Revisiting Minimalist Feature Theory

David Adger
Continua.
Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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Revisiting Minimalist Feature Theory

David Adger
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Abstract

For a particular mathematical object to be a good model of some real-world system, that object needs to have properties that map to the properties of the (theories of) the system. This paper argues that numbers are not a good mathematical object for features, and that vectors are not a good model for functional categories.

Continua.Vol. 3(1)
Queen Mary University of London (GB)
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Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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