Halpert, Claire2024-03-152024-03-152022-03-29https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6393752https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/533https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/491https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/491https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/491This 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.zuluinfinitive clausesbantu language