ABSTRACT
The main observations on adjuncts and the view based on a free syntax with Simplest Merge as the single operation in syntax are summarized. The author presents a brief comparative overview of the accounts discussed in the forgoing chapters in terms of simplicity. The new account with Simplest Merge and interpretation at the interfaces mediated by Labeling (= Transfer) integrates adjuncts into a minimalist setting without resorting to separate dimensions or to extra mechanisms in the computational system and thereby qualifies as an analysis in line with SMT. A prospective look at the recent conception of MERGE as an operation applying to the workspace is taken. Recursion operates on restricted resources. The suggestion that Labeling is Transfer has a decreasing effect on the number of elements accessible in the workspace. Copies satisfy coherence and Pair-Merge can be dispensed with. Consequently, the new proposal on adjuncts accords with the main objective of simplifying and minimizing computation in generative theorizing in order to achieve principled explanations.
