One of the universal features of the argument structure is that verbs cannot take more than three arguments: two internal arguments and one external argument. Each additional topic, or each pseudo-argument, is introduced into the structure through syntactic or discursive processes (which may be reversible) rather than by lexical items. This feature is called the Two-Argument Restriction, which is part of the natural property of languages. In this study, we will show that the revised version of Hale and Keyser`s theory can account for the Two-Argument Restriction. We will also show that the Two-Argument Restriction depends on the lack of recursion in lexicon; as a result, natural languages constrain the use of this mechanism to the level of sentences. Therefore, it is argued that the argument structure is built in a cyclic or directional manner without recursion, and recursion in the representation of the argument structure at the sentence level becomes observable.
Ahmadishad, S. and Ahmadi, M. (2026). Lack of Recursion in the Verbal Argument Structure in Kurdish, Sorani Dialect. Journal of Kurdish Literature, 12(1), -. doi: 10.22034/jokl.2026.144632.1456
MLA
Ahmadishad, S. , and Ahmadi, M. . "Lack of Recursion in the Verbal Argument Structure in Kurdish, Sorani Dialect", Journal of Kurdish Literature, 12, 1, 2026, -. doi: 10.22034/jokl.2026.144632.1456
HARVARD
Ahmadishad, S., Ahmadi, M. (2026). 'Lack of Recursion in the Verbal Argument Structure in Kurdish, Sorani Dialect', Journal of Kurdish Literature, 12(1), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/jokl.2026.144632.1456
CHICAGO
S. Ahmadishad and M. Ahmadi, "Lack of Recursion in the Verbal Argument Structure in Kurdish, Sorani Dialect," Journal of Kurdish Literature, 12 1 (2026): -, doi: 10.22034/jokl.2026.144632.1456
VANCOUVER
Ahmadishad, S., Ahmadi, M. Lack of Recursion in the Verbal Argument Structure in Kurdish, Sorani Dialect. Journal of Kurdish Literature, 2026; 12(1): -. doi: 10.22034/jokl.2026.144632.1456
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