1st Edition

Aspects of the Syntax of Agreement

278 Pages

by Routledge

278 Pages

by Routledge

278 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

This volume brings together various strands of research focusing on aspects of the syntax of agreement, and the role that agreement plays in linguistic theory. The essays collected here show how and why agreement has emerged in recent years as the central theoretical construct in minimalism. Although the theoretical context of the volume is minimalist in character, Boeckx formulates formal and... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I – Agreement Restrictions

1. Quirky Agreement

2. Intricacies of Agreement in Icelandic

Part II – Agreement and Agree

3. Long-Distance Agreement in Hindi: Theoretical Implications

4. Conditions on Agreement in Japanese

5. Honorification as Agreement

6. Multiplicity: Symmetries and Asymmetries

Part III – Agreement and Locality