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Quirky agreement

Studia linguistica, 2000-12, Vol.54 (3), p.354-380 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Blackwell Publishers Ltd 2000 ;2001 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0039-3193 ;EISSN: 1467-9582 ;DOI: 10.1111/1467-9582.00070 ;CODEN: SLNGAK

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  • Title:
    Quirky agreement
  • Author: Boeckx, Cedric
  • Subjects: Descriptive studies and applied theories ; Linguistics ; Syntax
  • Is Part Of: Studia linguistica, 2000-12, Vol.54 (3), p.354-380
  • Description: Verb agreement with a nominative element is severely constrained in Icelandic when a Quirky “subject” is present: only partial (number, not person) agreement obtains. This paper tries to account for this restriction in terms of Bonet's 1994 Person‐Case‐Constraint, which blocks ‘object’ person agreement when agreement with a dative element takes place. I put forward the idea that agreement obtains with Quirky subjects, but fails to show up morphologically on the verb for non‐syntactic reasons. The analysis is extended to other languages, which allows me to address the issue of the nature of Quirky Case, and of inherent Case more generally.
  • Publisher: Oxford, UK and Boston, USA: Blackwell Publishers Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0039-3193
    EISSN: 1467-9582
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9582.00070
    CODEN: SLNGAK
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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