Agreement in grammar and discourse
A research overview
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4806480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Haig (0000-0002-5410-3692, Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft , Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg , Obere Karolinenstraße 8 , Bamberg 96049 , Germany, corresponding author), Diana Forker (0000-0003-4247-9163, Institute of Slavonic Languages and Caucasian Studies , Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU) , Jenergasse 8 , Jena 07743 , Germany) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 715-734 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ling-2018-0014 |
| OpenAlex | W2808233684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 50 |
Agreement is among the most widely-researched issues in theoretical linguistics. In this introduction, we critically review some of the key issues, focussing on typological approaches to agreement, the role of agreement in establishing and maintaining reference, and the emergence of agreement diachronically. We point to the interplay of semantic, pragmatic and syntactic factors in shaping the way agreement systems function, and emphasize the need for more usage-based research in understanding the impact of extra-syntactic factors. We also argue for greater attention to lesser-researched languages, particularly those where features other than person are central in agreement relations. Finally, we offer a short synopsis of the contributions to this issue
Agreement · Function (biology) · Grammar · Linguistics · Point (geometry) · Sociology · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Mathematics · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
An attempt at categorizing clitics in an Arabic variety
The emergence of grammatical gender
Revisiting “verbal agreement”
Redundancy can benefit learning
Variable index placement in Gutob from a typological perspective
A functional approach to the formal mismatches of indexation markers
A structural and functional comparison of differential A and P indexing
Cognitive Grammar
Anaphora
Reference in Discourse
The Paradigmatic Structure Of Person Marking
The Growth and Maintenance of Linguistic Complexity
Person
Argument indexing
The origin of the Proto-Indo-European gender system
What there might be and what there is
Very atypical agreement indeed
Switch-attention (aka switch-reference) in South-American temporal clauses
The emergence of creole subject–verb agreement and the licensing of null subjects
Non-configurationality in Australian aboriginal languages
Exuberant exponence in Batsbi
Empty categories, case, and configurationality
Agreement, attraction and architectural opportunism
The syntax of personal agreement in East Caucasian languages
Radical Construction Grammar
Inter-sentential anaphora and coherence relations in discourse
Functions of nominal classification
The Discourse Functions of Kiowa Switch-Reference
The Rich Agreement Hypothesis Rehabilitated
French subject clitics are not agreement markers
Conditions on pronominal marking in the Alor-Pantar languages
Topic, Pronoun, and Agreement in Chicheŵa
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |