Research keywords (14):
Box Theory
, Pair-Merge
, Form Sequence
, Determinacy
, Cognitive Science
, Comparative Minimalist Syntax
, Parametric Variation
, labeling algorithm
, minimal search
, Minimal Computation
, Merge
, minimalist program
, language faculty
, generative grammar
Research theme for competitive and other funds (4):
2022 - 2024 Theoretical and Demonstrative Research on Variation of Defectiveness of Sentence Structure and Locality of Movement
2019 - 2023 Theoretical and Demonstrative Research on MERGE and Determinacy in Generative Grammar
2017 - 2019 A Study of Labeling and Parametric Variation in Syntax
2015 - 2017 A study of phrase structure under a labeling algorithm
Papers (48):
Andreas Blümel, Nobu Goto, Yushi Sugimoto. Remnant Movement in Box Theory. Pursuing Genuine Explanation: Deriving Merge and Copy Computation Through Optimal Minimality, Tokyo: Kaitakusha. 2024
Toru Ishii, Nobu Goto. Why is Merge Binary? : Exploring the principles behind it. Pursuing Genuine Explanation: Deriving Merge and Copy Computation Through Optimal Minimality, Tokyo: Kaitakusha. 2024. Deriving Merge and Copy Computation Through Optimal Minimality
Nobu Goto, Toru Ishii. Toward Elaboration of Box System: ATB and Improper Movement. Proceedings of the 14th GLOW in Asia. 2024. 92-106.
Nobu Goto, Toru Ishii. Seeking an Optimal Design of Search and Merge: Its Consequences and Challenges. The Linguistic Review. 2024
Nobu Goto, Toru Ishii. Deriving ATB from Box System. Proceedings of SICOGG 25. 2023. 25
Why is Merge binary? Exploring the principle behind it
(The 42nd Annual Meeting of The English Linguistic Society of Japan (Workshop “基底生成と移動を形作る諸要因: 探索とコピー形成を中心に) 2024)
Mergeの経済性条件について
(The 169th Meeting of the Linguistic Society of Japan Workshop: Origins and Consequences of the Economy of the Computational Mechanisms 2024)
Revisiting Multiple Nominative Constructions in Japanese
(The 21st International Congress of Linguists (ICL 2024) 2024)
Applying the MC-system to adjuncts
(Workshop: Advancing Beyond the Miracle Creed (Chomsky 2023) (The Society of Modern Grammar) 2024)
Elaborating Box System: New Insights into ATB and Improper Movement
(Workshop: Advancing Beyond the Miracle Creed (Chomsky 2023) (The Society of Modern Grammar) 2024)