Verbal Agreement and the Grammar behind its 'Breakdown' : Minimalist feature checking.

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Rules of agreement, or concord, account for the special relationship between the verb and the 'subject' that exists in most languages. In many traditional grammars, it is taken for granted that this agreement occurs and usually only the cases of 'lack of concord' are discussed. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gelderen, Elly van
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 1997.
Series:Linguistische Arbeiten.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Agreement.
Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
Generative grammar.
Accord (Linguistique)
Minimalisme (Linguistique)
Grammaire générative.
Generative grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general > Agreement
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction
  • 1 Lack of Agreement with Verb Subject I: Empty Expletives
  • 2 Past Participle Agreement: Lack of Agreement with Verb Object
  • 3 Lack of Agreement with Verb Subject II: Government
  • 4 Lack of Agreement in Wh-Structures
  • 5 The History of There
  • 6 There-Expletives
  • 7 Expletive It
  • 8 Argument It: with and without Features
  • 9 Indefinites: The Grammaticalization of Nouns
  • 10 Coordinated Structures
  • 11 Conclusion: Further Issues Regarding Agreement
  • References
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Subjects

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