ABSTRACT
A key claim of the theory sketched in the opening chapter is that structural representations are gradually erected in the language production process and that this build-up may come to a halt at any point on the activation scale. Thus, structural representations may reach various degrees of hierarchicalness. The major purpose of the present chapter is to examine the potential interaction of degrees of hierarchicalness and position of level in the linguistic hierarchy. Because the constraints operating at the various levels are not identical and because the build-up of structure is a drain on mental resources, it is quite possible that different levels require different degrees of hierarchicalness.
