Overt Subjects And Agreement In Zulu Infinitives
| dc.contributor.author | Halpert, Claire | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-15T07:52:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-15T07:52:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-03-29 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper explores a surprising interaction of agreement and concord inside infinitive clauses in Zulu. In Zulu, as in many Bantu languages, infinitive verbs are marked with noun class 15/17 morphology. Internal arguments of infinitives are typically unmarked, while the external argument must receive so-called associative morphology and must precede internal arguments. I argue that the external argument in these constructions is realized in Spec,vP, a finding that has a number of consequences for our understanding of clause structure and agreement in Zulu and related languages. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6393752 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/533 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/491 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/491 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/491 | |
| dc.subject | zulu | |
| dc.subject | infinitive clauses | |
| dc.subject | bantu language | |
| dc.title | Overt Subjects And Agreement In Zulu Infinitives |