| Abstract:
This paper investigates the Ezafe Phrase (EzP), a functional phrasal category specific to Persian. The EzP is headed by a morpheme which may be phonetically realized as e/ve or null Æ. This morpheme regulates the occurrence of more than one complement in DPs/NPs a d APs. The analysis follows the Minimalist framework of Chomsky (1995, 2000, 2001) and adopts Kayne’s (1994) Linear Correspondence Axiom (LCA) which examines the relation of hierarchical structure and linear order based on the antisymmetry of syntax. Presenting a comprehensive analysis of this construction, the paper concludes that this functional category follows the general Spec-Head-Complement configuration proposed by the LCA
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