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Abstract

Abstract

We review central components of the Miracle Creed framework of Chomsky 2024 and then present a number of simplifications and extensions of that framework, tracing empirical consequences.

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2025-07-03
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Keywords: minimal search ; Miracle Creed ; duality of semantics ; phase ; accessibility ; minimalism ; merge
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