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Tanya Reinhart coined the name of a key concept in this sub-field in a 1976 thesis on anaphora. This linguistic sub-field is the subject of the “penthouse principle” and Richard Kayne’s theory of its “antisymmetry.” (15[1])In one framework, a “narrow” form of this sub-field’s namesake subject consists of interfaces of D-structure, S-structure, and logical form, and then proceeds via the operations “Merge,” “Move,” and “Agree.” The notion of (*) “c-command” is central to many theories in this sub-field, in which languages can be classified as “left-branching” or “right branching.” The “autonomy” of this sub-field is often demonstrated by the sentence “colorless green ideas sleep furiously.” (-5[1])For 10 points, name this sub-field which studies grammar and the formation of grammatical sentences. ■END■ (10[1])

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