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We Don’t Agree (Only) Upward
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Linguistic Inquiry (2022) 53 (3): 501–521.
Published: 06 July 2022
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For Bjorkman and Zeijlstra (2019) , Agree consists of two operations: checking and valuation. Checking involves (a) probing, always upward from an uninterpretable feature [ u F] to an interpretable feature [ i F] c-commanding it, and (b) [ i F]’s checking [ u F]. Valuation generally happens downward, with the valuer c-commanding the valuee. Upward valuation, in which the probe c-commands the goal, is exceptional and only occurs if downward valuation has failed. In this reply, we argue that this approach is not supported empirically. We present data from Matengo, German, Serbo-Croatian, Sambaa, Liko, and Nez Perce, arguing that upward valuation must be available more generally than Bjorkman and Zeijlstra suggest.
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On Adjoined Possessors
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Linguistic Inquiry (2021) 52 (1): 181–194.
Published: 01 January 2021
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External and internal possessors differ from each other in several properties. In contrast to internal possessors, external possessors do not form a constituent with the possessed noun and can participate in clause-level processes such as verb agreement and switch-reference. In this squib, we discuss “intermediate” possessors with both internal and external properties. In Tundra Nenets (Uralic), such possessors form a syntactic constituent with the possessed noun but show different types of clause-level behavior. They can bind and control out of their host DP and participate in an obviation system, a consequence of the possessor being adjoined to the host DP.