Quirky subjects in nonactive sentences in Albanian

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ID3187757
AuthorsGiuseppina Turano (0000-0002-4515-9889)
Year2024
Volume301
Pages103687
Publication date2024-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLingua (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-3841 • E-ISSN: 1872-6135
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.lingua.2024.103687
OpenAlexW4391895512
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

In this paper, I explore the syntax of two quirky Albanian subject constructions, both containing a dative experiencer that surfaces in subject position and behaves like a subject even if it does not induce agreement with the verb, along with an object bearing thenominative case, triggering agreement on the verb. The first type of quirky subject construction is characterised by the restriction of verb agreement to the third person, while the second type does not show person restrictions. The partial agreement data discussed here can be accounted for by resorting to the Person-Case Constraint. A split-feature checking analysis is conducted, whereby the person feature is checked separately from the number feature in contexts where a dative and a nominative DP are associated with two different features of a unique single probe (Tense

Linguistics · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Lexicography and Language Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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