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ComplexitiesofAgreementinCross-TheoreticalPerspective
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Contents
GeneralPreface xi
Preface xiii
ListofAbbreviations xv
ListofContributors xxi
Introduction
OliverBond,GrevilleG.Corbett,andMarinaChumakina
. Rationale
.. Amethodforcomparingsyntactictheories
.. Archiasanextremeagreementsystem
.. Agreementasasandboxforcomparingsyntactictheories
. Anintroductiontorepresentationaldevicesinsyntactictheory
.. Head-drivenPhraseStructureGrammar
.. LexicalFunctionalGrammar
.. Minimalism
. Agreementterminology
. Structureofthebook
EssentialsofArchigrammar
MarinaChumakina,OliverBond,andGrevilleG.Corbett
. Languagebackground
. Phonology
.. Thevowelinventory
.. Theconsonantinventory
. Featurespecificationandexponence
.. Agreementfeatures
.. Exponentsofagreement
... Prefixes
... Infixes
... Suffixes
. Themorphologyandsyntaxofarguments
.. Grammaticalcases
.. Spatialcases
.. Syntacticpropertiesofarguments
... Constituentorder
... Syntacticallyprivilegedarguments
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. Theparadigmaticstructureofverbs
.. Finiteverbforms
.. Non-finiteverbforms
. Conclusion
Agreementdomainsandtargets
OliverBondandMarinaChumakina
. Introduction
. Agreementinthenounphrase
.. Demonstratives
.. Attributives
.. Genitivenounsandpronouns
.. Numerals
. Agreementintheclause
.. Verbs
... Finiteverbforms
... Non-finiteverbforms
.. Attributivesaspredicativecomplements
.. Pronouns
.. Adverbs
.. Thepostpositioneq’en
.. Theemphaticclitic=ejt’u
. Conclusion
Competingcontrollersandagreementpotential
MarinaChumakinaandOliverBond
. Introduction
. Typicalandatypicalcontrollers
.. Conjoinedphrases
.. Numeralphrases
. Competingcontrollers:Biabsolutiveconstructions
.. Thesemanticsofbiabsolutiveconstructions
.. Non-verbaltargetsinbiabsolutiveconstructions
... Agreeingadverbsinbiabsolutiveconstructions
... Agreeingpronounsinbiabsolutiveconstructions
... Agreeingemphaticcliticinbiabsolutiveconstructions
.. Thesyntacticstatusofabsolutiveobjects
... Separationoftheobjectfromtheconverb
... Modification
... Dislocation
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... Questioningandfocusing
... Pronominalreplacement
... Relativization
.. Biabsolutiveconstructionversuspredicativecomplements
. Agreementpotential
.. Agreeingversusnon-agreeingverbs
.. Agreeingversusnon-agreeingadverbs
.. Agreeingversusnon-agreeingpostpositions
.. Agreeingversusnon-agreeingmodifiers
... Nominaladjectives
... Quantifiers
. Conclusion
HPSGandthenatureofagreementinArchi
RobertD.Borsley
. Introduction
. AgreementinHPSG
. Somepreliminaries
. Clausalagreement
.. Lexicalapproachestoclausalagreement
.. Structuralapproachestoclausalagreement
.. Somefurtheragreementtargets
. Nominalagreement
.. Basicanalyses
.. Numerals
.. Moreonattributives
. Concludingremarks
AgreementinArchi:AnLFGperspective
LouisaSadler
. Introduction
.. Hybridbehaviour
.. Expressinglexicalgeneralizations
. Agreementintheclausaldomain
.. Morphologicalorsyntacticergativity
.. Statingagreementconstraints
.. Usingpivot
.. Otheragreementtargets
. Agreementinthenominaldomain
.. Possessors
.. Attributives
.. Coordinationofattributivemodifiers
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.. Attributivemodifiersfromotherbases
.. Moreondeverbals
.. Numerals
. Biabsolutives
.. Otheragreementtargets
. Conclusionandsummary
AgreementinArchifromaminimalistperspective
MariaPolinsky
. Introductoryremarks
. Agreementinminimalistsyntax
.. Basicprinciplesofagreement:Agree
.. Basicprinciplesofagreement:Concord
.. DistributedMorphology
. ClausalagreementinArchi
.. ThecomponentsofArchistructure
... Genderspecification
... Theroleof[GENDER]
... Hierarchyofargumentsintheclause
.. ThesyntaxofArchiagreement(andcase)
... TheverbphraseasthelocusoflicensingofArchicase
andagreement
... DerivingbasicstructuresinArchi
. Moreunusualcasesofagreementwithinaclause
.. Agreeingadverbs
.. Clauseswithstativeverbalpredicates
.. Variable(‘semantic’)agreement
... Pluringulars
... Archipluringulars
. Agreementwithinthenounphrase
.. Therangeoffactstobeaccountedfor
.. Attributivemodifiersasadjoinedphrases
.. Archiattributivemodifiers
... Archiattributivemodifiersasreducedrelativeclauses
... Archiattributivemodifiersthatarenotrelativeclauses
.. Attributiveagreement:Concord
. Conclusions
Archiasabasisforcomparingdifferentframeworks
DunstanBrownandPeterSells
. Introduction
. ClausesandagreementinArchi
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.. Clausehoodandnumeralphrases
.. ClausehoodandtheArchibiabsolutive
.. Issuesofscope
... Adverbs
... Negation
. Theframeworksandthefournecessaryproperties
.. HPSGandthefournecessaryproperties
... HPSGandthespeciallowerV
... HPSGandthespecialhigherV
... HPSG’smeansforsituatingthelowerVwithinthe
higherone
... HPSG’smeansfordefiningastructuraldomainwith
oneabsolutiveargument
.. LFGandthefournecessaryproperties
... LFGandthespeciallowerV
... LFGandthespecialhigherV
... LFG’smeansforsituatingthelowerVwithrespectto
thehigherone
... LFG’smeansfordefiningastructuraldomainwithone
absolutiveargument
.. Minimalismandthefournecessaryproperties
... MinimalismandthespeciallowerV
... MinimalismandthespecialhigherV
... Minimalism’smeansforsituatingthelowerVwithin
thehigherone
... Minimalism’smeansfordefiningastructuraldomain
withoneabsolutiveargument
. Conclusion
References
AuthorIndex
LanguageIndex
SubjectIndex
Description:This book presents a controlled evaluation of three widely practised syntactic theories on the basis of the extremely complex agreement system of Archi, an endangered Nakh-Daghestanian language. Even straightforward agreement examples are puzzling for syntacticians because agreement involves both re
