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Max(A)

SYNTAX: Notion from checking theory. Max(A) is the least full-category maximal projection dominating A. EXAMPLE: In (i), Max(X) = Max(H) = [XP1, XP2], i.e. the two-segment category XP. 

(i)    XP1
       /\
      /  \
     UP  XP2
        /\
       /  \
     ZP1    X'
    /\      /\
   /  \    /  \
  WP  ZP2  X1  YP
          /\
         /  \
        H   X2

LIT. Chomsky, N. (1993)