Long-distance agreement in Hindi: Some theoretical implications

Cedric Boeckx ^[1]
1. [1] Harvard University
  
  Harvard University
  
  City of Cambridge, Estados Unidos
Localización: Studia linguistica: A journal of general linguistics, ISSN 0039-3193, Vol. 58, Nº 1, 2004, págs. 23-36
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- In this paper I offer an analysis of Long-Distance (Object) Agreement in Hindi that crucially relies on the operation Agree introduced in Chomsky (2000). I show that an Agree-based account captures the core facts pertaining to Long-Distance Agreement, and is superior to feature movement or Spec-Head agreement alternatives. I also argue that Long-Distance Agreement is a phenomenon akin to clitic climbing, and extend Wurmbrand's (2001) analysis of restructuring in terms of bare VP complement selection to Hindi. Such an extension allows me to view Case and agreement as two sides of the same coin.