This piece of theory construction within the Government Binding GB approachto syntax focuses on the base component and on the nature of phrase markers.Wellknow... » 

This piece of theory construction within the Government Binding GB approachto syntax focuses on the base component and on the nature of phrase markers.Wellknown structural facts about Ccommand coordinate structures adjunctsand Islands are simply assumed and a theoretical explanation for thesestructural facts is developed. The emphasis is on isolating theoreticalprimitives and deducing implications of these primitives through thearticulation of a suitable theoretical architecture. Almost exclusivelyconsiderations of coherence simplicity and organization are used to explainstructural facts. Structure is the direct target of theory construction ratherthan being derived from other considerations. «