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Specific term required; various word forms are acceptable. A search algorithm named for this word labels syntactic objects, per the 2013 paper “Problems of Projection.” Luigi Rizzi proposed a “relativized” (10[1])version of a concept named for this word, which is the idea that an element A only governs B if there is no intervening potential governor. A “strong thesis” named for this word proposes that language (10[1])is an optimal solution to the problem of associating sound and meaning. A 1993 paper introduced a framework named for this word (-5[1])that is based (10[1])on a small set of basic operations, (-5[1])including Merge, (10[1])and uses (-5[1])bare phrase (10[2])structure (10[1]-5[1])to replace X-bar theory. (10[1])Two words with (-5[1])exactly one differing phoneme (10[2])are this sort of “pair.” (10[4]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])a framework (10[1])that aims to reduce the amount of theoretical (10[1])apparatus required to explain language was dubbed what type of “program” (10[1])by Noam Chomsky? (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[2])

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