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The Morphosyntax of Upward Agreement andDownward Agreement

Introduction, Part II: Background of the direction condition

Anke [email protected]

Universitat Leipzig, Institut fur Linguistik

26 October, 2017

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1 Summary of Part I

2 Overview

3 Downward Agree: The Original

4 Upward Agree: The Rebel

5 Upward Agree and DownwardAgree: The Opportunist

6 Downward Agree for UpwardAgree: The Trickster

7 Bidirectional Agree: TheDiplomat

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1 Summary of Part I

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Agreement is more than SVA

Agreement in general is given when two items in a linguisticexpression have to match in one or more properties.

Examples:subject-verb-agreementagreement in the noun phrasebinding relationstense and negative concordcase matching...

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Modeling Agreement with Agree

many ways to model agreement in different theoriesagreement is mostly seen as something syntactic since structure(esp. c-command relations) seems to play a rolein derivational frameworks, agreement is modeled as an operation(a derivational step)

Agree (Minimalist Program)(1) Definition (Richards (2008)): Agree(P[robe],G[oal]) if

a. P c-commands G (direction condition)b. P and G are active (activity condition)c. P matches G for feature F (matching condition)d. G is interpretable (= valued) for F (interpretability condition)... with the result that...P values and deletes uF on G (if P is φ-complete);(maximization principle)G values and deletes uF on P

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The Direction Condition

a.k.a. the c-command condition

Standardly, the probe is higher in the structure than the goal.Consequently, Agree applies downwards.But in general, there is no clear argument, why there should onlybe Downward Agree.The direction of Agree is up for research.

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Interesting Patterns

QuestionWhat kind of patterns tell us something about the direction of Agree?

Ideal case:Two structures:

1 Agreement target (probe) c-commands agreement controller (goal)2 Agreement controller (goal) c-commands agreement target (probe)

The two structures are in the same languageAgreement in both structures regards the same featureAgreement targets are the same element in both structures, andso are agreement controllers

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Interesting Patterns

QuestionWhat kind of patterns tell us something about the direction of Agree?

Ideal case:Two structures:

1 Agreement target (probe) c-commands agreement controller (goal)2 Agreement controller (goal) c-commands agreement target (probe)

The two structures are in the same languageAgreement in both structures regards the same featureAgreement targets are the same element in both structures, andso are agreement controllers

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2 Overview

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Typology of the direction condition

Only Downward Agree (Chomsky (2000))Only Upward Agree (Zeijlstra (2012))Direction depends on configuration (heads, features, languages)(Baker (2008))Both directions with preference for upward Agree (Assmann et al.(2015))Both directions with preference for downward Agree (Himmelreich(2017))Both directions with no preference (???)

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Typology of Arguments

Yes to Downward Agree: There is Downward Agree. If therewere no Downward Agree, a certain set of data could not bederived.Yes to Upward Agree: There is Upward Agree. If there were noUpward Agree, a certain set of data could not be derived.No to Downward Agree: There is no Downward Agree. If therewere Downward Agree, a certain set of data could not be derived.No to Upward Agree: There is no Upward Agree. If there wereUpward Agree, a certain set of data could not be derived.

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3 Downward Agree: The Original

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Definition I

Chomsky (2000)“A second is an operation we can call Agree, which establishes arelation (agreement, Case checking) between an LI α and afeature F in some restricted search space (its domain). UnlikeMerge, this operation is language-specific, never built intospecial-purpose symbolic systems and apparently withoutsignificant analogue elsewhere. We are therefore led to speculatethat it relates to the design conditions for human language.”(p. 101)“The erasure of uninterpretable features of probe and goal is theoperation we called Agree.” (p. 122)“Matching is a relation that holds of a probe P and a goal G. Notevery matching pair induces Agree. To do so, G must (at least) bein the domain D(P) of P and satisfy locality conditions. Thesimplest assumptions for the probe-goal system are shown in (2).

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Definition II

(40) a. Matching is feature identity.b. D(P) is the sister of P.c. Locality reduces to “closest c-command”.

Thus, D(P) is the c-command domain of P, and a matching featureG is closest to P if there is no G′ in D(P) matching P such that G isin D(G′).” (p. 122)

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Arguments

Hindi (Bhatt (2005, 775), Boeckx (2004, 26))

(2) a. Vivek-neVivek-ERG

kitaabbook.F.SG

parh-niiread-INF.F.SG

chaah-ii.want-PERF.F.SG

‘Vivek wanted to read the book.’b. Mona

Monakutto-kodog.M.PL-ACC

dekh-naa/*niisee-INF/*INF.F.SG

chaah-tiiwant-HAB.F.SG

thii.be-PAST.F.SG‘Mona wanted to see the dogs.’

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4 Upward Agree: The Rebel

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Definition

Zeijlstra (2012), Bjorkman and Zeijlstra (2014)

(3) Agree: P can Agree with G iff:a. P carries at least one uninterpretable feature and G carries

a matching interpretable feature.b. G c-commands P.c. G is the closest goal to P.

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Arguments I

Reverse Agree (Baker (2008)):

(4) a. Ka-mu-dzi17-3-village

ku-li17-be

chi-tsıme7-well

‘In the village is a well’ (Chichewa)b. Omo-mulongo

LOC.18-village.3mw-a-hik-a18S-T-arrive-FV

mukaliwoman.1

‘At the village arrived a woman’ (Kinande)

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Arguments IIMultiple Agree (Ura (1996), Hiraiwa (2001), Hiraiwa (2005)):

(5) John-gaJohn.NOM

[yosouijounithan.expected

nihonjin-gathe.Japanese.NOM

eigo-gaEnglish.NOM

hidoku]bad.INF

kanji-ta.thought

‘It seemed to John that the Japanese are worse atspeaking English than he had expected.’ (Japanese)

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Arguments III

Sequence of Tense:

(6) John said Mary was ill.

Movement:

(7) What did you think that Mary bought?

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A look-ahead problem

(8) John tells them that Mary does not buy a car.

QuestionWhy does Mary have to move?

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A look-ahead problem

(8) John tells them that Mary does not buy a car.

QuestionWhy does Mary have to move?

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Solution

Bjorkman and Zeijlstra (2014, 13)

(9) Accessibility condition: P is accessible to G iff:a. G c-commands P (respecting additional locality

restrictions) orb. if P and G are members of an Upwards Agree-chain where

<xn, ..., x1 > is an U(pward)A(gree)-chain iff every chainmember xi+1 stands in an UA relation with xi .

Solution for EPP-problem: Case agreement enables φ-agreement

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Solution

Bjorkman and Zeijlstra (2014, 13)

(9) Accessibility condition: P is accessible to G iff:a. G c-commands P (respecting additional locality

restrictions) orb. if P and G are members of an Upwards Agree-chain where

<xn, ..., x1 > is an U(pward)A(gree)-chain iff every chainmember xi+1 stands in an UA relation with xi .

Solution for EPP-problem: Case agreement enables φ-agreement

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5 Upward Agree and Downward Agree: The Opportunist

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Definitions I

Baker (2008, ch.2):Universal bidirectional Agree at first glance

(10) A functional head F agrees with XP, XP a maximal projection,only if:a. F c-commands XP or XP c-commands Fb. There is no YP such that F c-commands YP, YP

c-commands XP, and YP has φ-featuresc. F and XP are contained in all the same phases (e.g., full

CPs)d. XP is made active for agreement by having an unchecked

case feature

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Definitions II

(11) a. Verbs are lexical categories that license a specifier.b. Nouns are lexical categories that have a referential index.c. Adjectives are lexical categories that have neither a

specifier nor a referential index.

(12) Any lexical category can be immediately dominated by theprojection of a functional head that matches it in grosscategorical features. Functional heads, unlike lexical heads,can manifest agreement.

(13) The Structural Condition on Person Agreement (SCOPA)A functional category F can bear the features +1 or +2 if andonly if a projection of F merges with an NP that has thatfeature, and F is taken as the label for the resulting phrase.

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Arguments

Agreement Asymmetries between verbs, nouns, and adjectives(Swahili, (Baker, 2008, 1f))

(14) a. Ni-li-kuwa1SS-PAST-be

ni-ki-som-a.1SS-CONT-read-FV

‘I was reading.’b. Ni-∅

1SS-bem-refu.CL1-tall

‘I am tall.’c. Ni-li-po-kuwa

1SS-PAST-when-beki-janaCL7-child

...now

sasa1SS-be-when

ni-li-poCL1-man

m-tuCL1-whole

m-zima, ...

‘When I was a child ... Now that I am a man ...’

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Parametrization I

(Baker, 2008, 215)

(15) The Direction of Agreement Parametera. F agrees with DP/NP only if DP/NP asymmetrically

c-commands F, orb. F agrees with DP/NP only if F c-commands DP/NP, orc. F agrees with DP/NP only if F c-commands DP/NP or vice

versa.

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Parametrization II

(16) a. On the table were/*was (put) some peanuts.b. On the table was/*were (put) a peanut.

(Kinande, Baker (2003))

(17) a. Omo-mulongoLOC.18-village.3

mw-a-hik-a18S-T-arrive-FV

mukali.woman.1

‘At the village arrived a woman.’b. Oko-mesa

LOC.17-tablekw-a-hir-aw-a17S-T-put-pass-FV

ehilanga.peanuts.19

‘On the table were put peanuts.’

(Burushaski, Willson (1996, 3))

(18) a. Dasıngirl(ABS)

ha-ehouse-OBL

lein

mo-yan-umo.3SO.F-sleep-3SS.F/PAST

‘The girl slept in the house.’b. Dasın

girl(ABS)ha-ehouse-OBL

lein

huruT-umo.sit-3SS.F/PAST

‘The girl sat in the house.’

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6 Downward Agree for Upward Agree: The Trickster

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The puzzle

QuestionHow can we enforce Downward Agree if, empirically, the agreementtarget is lower in the structure than the agreement controller?

Heck and Himmelreich (2017), Pesetsky and Torrego (2007), Boskovic(2011)

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7 Bidirectional Agree: The Diplomat

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A bidirectional Agree operation I

Himmelreich (2017):A central part of Agree is the search for the goal. Thecombinations of probe and goal to be tried out in the Agreeoperation do not fall from the sky.Agree is defined over a structure and a probe, not over a probeand a goal (and a structure).The search operation of Agree keeps on scanning the tree as longas there is no goal found. The best case scenario is one whereonly one node needs to be checked. The worst case scenario isone where the entire tree needs to be scanned. This is equivalentto the Chomskyan approach.Earliness holds for the probe feature as long as it is unchecked.Due to the bottom-up nature of derivations, the search will alwaysbe initiated in the c-command domain, giving rise to a preferencefor Downward Agree.

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A bidirectional Agree operation II

(19)

Agree-Link (X[*F*], [A, B])

//Upward

<1> IF Contains(A,X)

<2> IF Feat(B,F) RETURN (X,B);

<3> ELSE RETURN; //no Goal found

<4> ELSEIF Contains(B,X)

<5> IF Feat(A,F) RETURN (X,A);

<6> ELSE RETURN; //no Goal found

//Sister

<7> ELSEIF A = X

<8> IF Feat(B,F) RETURN (X,B);

<9> ELSE Agree(X[*F*], B);

<10> ELSEIF B = X

<11> IF Feat(A,F) RETURN (X,A);

<12> ELSE Agree(X[*F*], A);

//Rest of C-Command Domain

<13> ELSE

<14> IF Feat(A,F) RETURN (X,A);

<15> ELSEIF Feat(B,F) RETURN (X,B);

<16> ELSEIF A = [C,D] Agree (X[*F*], A);

<17> ELSEIF B = [C,D] Agree (X[*F*], B);

<18> ELSE RETURN; //no Goal found

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Motivation

Case matching effects in free relatives and parasitic gaps

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans

(heute Abend)

die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1

(heute Abend)

1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans

(heute Abend)

die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1

(heute Abend)

1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans

(heute Abend)

die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1

(heute Abend)

1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans

(heute Abend)

die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1

(heute Abend)

1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans (heute Abend) die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1 (heute Abend) 1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans

(heute Abend)

die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1

(heute Abend)

1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Parasitic gaps

(20) weilbecause

HansHans

diethe

Frauwoman

[ ohnewithout

anzusehento.look.at

] gekusstkissed

hathas

‘because Hans has kissed the woman without looking at (her)’

a. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne sie1 anzusehen ] gekusst hat

b. weil Hans

(heute Abend)

die Frau1 gekusst hat

c. weil Hans die Frau1

(heute Abend)

1 gekusst hat

d. weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

e.*weil Hans [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] die Frau1 gekusst hat

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Free relatives

(21) HansHans

mag,likes

wenwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

hasst.hates

‘Hans likes whoever Maria hates.’

a. mag, wen Maria hasst mag alle, die Maria hasst

b. Maria wen hasst Maria die hasst

c. wen2 Maria 2 hasst die Maria hasst

d. 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] alle [ die Maria hasst ]

e. mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] mag alle [ die Maria hasst ]

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Free relatives

(21) HansHans

mag,likes

wenwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

hasst.hates

‘Hans likes whoever Maria hates.’

a. mag, wen Maria hasst mag alle, die Maria hasst

b. Maria wen hasst Maria die hasst

c. wen2 Maria 2 hasst die Maria hasst

d. 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] alle [ die Maria hasst ]

e. mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] mag alle [ die Maria hasst ]

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Free relatives

(21) HansHans

mag,likes

wenwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

hasst.hates

‘Hans likes whoever Maria hates.’

a. mag, wen Maria hasst mag alle, die Maria hasst

b. Maria wen hasst Maria die hasst

c. wen2 Maria 2 hasst die Maria hasst

d. 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] alle [ die Maria hasst ]

e. mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] mag alle [ die Maria hasst ]

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Free relatives

(21) HansHans

mag,likes

wenwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

hasst.hates

‘Hans likes whoever Maria hates.’

a. mag, wen Maria hasst mag alle, die Maria hasst

b. Maria wen hasst Maria die hasst

c. wen2 Maria 2 hasst die Maria hasst

d. 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] alle [ die Maria hasst ]

e. mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] mag alle [ die Maria hasst ]

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Free relatives

(21) HansHans

mag,likes

wenwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

hasst.hates

‘Hans likes whoever Maria hates.’

a. mag, wen Maria hasst mag alle, die Maria hasst

b. Maria wen hasst Maria die hasst

c. wen2 Maria 2 hasst die Maria hasst

d. 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] alle [ die Maria hasst ]

e. mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] mag alle [ die Maria hasst ]

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Free relatives

(21) HansHans

mag,likes

wenwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

hasst.hates

‘Hans likes whoever Maria hates.’

a. mag, wen Maria hasst mag alle, die Maria hasst

b. Maria wen hasst Maria die hasst

c. wen2 Maria 2 hasst die Maria hasst

d. 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] alle [ die Maria hasst ]

e. mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ] mag alle [ die Maria hasst ]

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Similarities

Parasitic Gaps

(22) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne 1 anzusehen ] 1 gekusst hat

Free Relatives

(23) Hans mag 2 [ wen2 Maria 2 hasst ]

Observation IIn parasitic gap constructions and in free relative constructions, there is anovert element that is associated with two gaps.

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne anzusehen ] gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag [ wen2 Maria hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption.

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag [ wen2 Maria hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ohne ∅ anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag [ wen2 Maria hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)2 ∅: covert element

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ∅ ohne t∅ anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag [ wen2 Maria hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)2 ∅: covert element

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ∅ ohne t∅ anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag [ wen2 Maria t2 hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)2 ∅: covert element

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ∅ ohne t∅ anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag ∅ [ wen2 Maria t2 hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)2 ∅: covert element

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ∅1 ohne t∅ anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag ∅2 [ wen2 Maria t2 hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)2 ∅: covert element

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Structure

Parasitic gap

(24) weil Hans die Frau1 [ ∅1 ohne t∅ anzusehen ] t1 gekusst hat

Free relative

(25) Hans mag ∅2 [ wen2 Maria t2 hasst ]

Theory-internal problemAn overt element can only be associated with one gap. The association with asecond gap must be modelled differently, invoking an additional assumption:Two types of gaps:

1 t: trace (of movement)2 ∅: covert element

(vgl. (Chomsky (1982); Engdahl (1983); Kayne (1983); Chomsky (1986); Cinque (1990); Nissenbaum (2000), Bresnan andGrimshaw (1978); Groos and Riemsdijk (1981))

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frau [ ohne anzusehen ] gekusst hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasst ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frau [ ohne anzusehen ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasst ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ohne anzusehen ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasst ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasst ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ∅akk ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasst ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ∅akk ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasst ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ∅akk ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wen (auch immer) Maria hasstakk ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ∅akk ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans mag [ wenakk (auch immer) Maria hasstakk ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ∅akk ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans magakk [ wenakk (auch immer) Maria hasstakk ].

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Case matching effect

Parasitic gap

(26) weil Hans die Frauakk [ ∅akk ohne anzusehenakk ] gekusstakk hat

Free relative

(27) Hans magakk ∅akk [ wenakk (auch immer) Maria hasstakk ].

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(28) weilbecause

HansHans the

Frauwoman

[ anstattinstead.of

zuto

helfenhelp

] behindertehampered

‘because Hans hampered the woman instead of helping her’

(vgl. Fanselow (1993); Kathol (2001))

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(28) weilbecause

HansHans the

Frauwoman

[ anstattinstead.of

zuto

helfenhelp

] behinderteakkhampered

‘because Hans hampered the woman instead of helping her’

(vgl. Fanselow (1993); Kathol (2001))

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(28) weilbecause

HansHans the

Frauwoman

[ anstattinstead.of

zuto

helfendathelp

] behinderteakkhampered

‘because Hans hampered the woman instead of helping her’

(vgl. Fanselow (1993); Kathol (2001))

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(28) weilbecause

HansHans

*derdatthe

Frauwoman

[ anstattinstead.of

zuto

helfendathelp

] behinderteakkhampered

‘because Hans hampered the woman instead of helping her’

(vgl. Fanselow (1993); Kathol (2001))

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(28) weilbecause

HansHans

*dieakkthe

Frauwoman

[ anstattinstead.of

zuto

helfendathelp

] behinderteakkhampered

‘because Hans hampered the woman instead of helping her’

(vgl. Fanselow (1993); Kathol (2001))

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(28) weilbecause

HansHans

*dieakkthe

Frauwoman

[ anstattinstead.of

zuto

helfendathelp

] behinderteakkhampered

‘because Hans hampered the woman instead of helping her’

(vgl. Fanselow (1993); Kathol (2001))

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans d- Frau [ ∅ anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅ anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) HansHans

maglike

[who

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

vertrauttrusts

].

‘Hans likes whoever Maria trusts.

(vgl. Pittner (1995); Vogel (2001))

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) HansHans

maglike

[who

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

vertrautdattrusts

].

‘Hans likes whoever Maria trusts.

(vgl. Pittner (1995); Vogel (2001))

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) HansHans

magakklike

[who

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

vertrautdattrusts

].

‘Hans likes whoever Maria trusts.

(vgl. Pittner (1995); Vogel (2001))

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) HansHans

magakklike

[ *wenakkwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

vertrautdattrusts

].

‘Hans likes whoever Maria trusts.

(vgl. Pittner (1995); Vogel (2001))

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) HansHans

magakklike

[ 3wemdatwho

(auch immer)ever

MariaMaria

vertrautdattrusts

].

‘Hans likes whoever Maria trusts.

(vgl. Pittner (1995); Vogel (2001))

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) Hans magakk ∅ [ w- (auch immer) Maria vertrautdat ]

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) Hans magakk ∅ [ wemdat (auch immer) Maria vertrautdat ]

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) Hans magakk ∅akk [ wemdat (auch immer) Maria vertrautdat ]

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) Hans magakk ∅akk [ wemdat (auch immer) Maria vertrautdat ]

?

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) Hans magakk ∅akk [ wemdat (auch immer) Maria vertrautdat ]

?

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects I

Parasitic gap

(11) weil Hans dieakk Frau [ ∅dat anstatt zu helfendat ] behinderteakk

*

Free relative

(12) Hans magakk ∅akk [ wemdat (auch immer) Maria vertrautdat ]

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl which

JanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[whoever

dokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horiswithout

nato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[who

meme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

*ktorejdat

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[whoever

dokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horiswithout

nato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[who

meme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[whoever

dokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horiswithout

nato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[who

meme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *kogokolwiekakk

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horis

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dosigen

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]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

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whomeme

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]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a.which doctor

voithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a. *piou giatrougen

which doctorvoithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a. *pion giatroakk

which doctorvoithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a. *pion giatroakk

which doctorvoithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a. *pion giatroakk

which doctorvoithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[ *opjinom

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Case matching effects II

Polish

(28) a. Tothis

jestis

dziewczyna,girl

3ktoraakk

whichJanJan

lubiłakk

liked[ zanim

beforezaczałstarted

pomagacdat

help].

b. JanJan

lubiakk

likes[ *komukolwiekdat

whoeverdokuczadat

teases].

Citko (2013)

Greek

(29) a. *pion giatroakk

which doctorvoithiseakk

helped[ horis

withoutnato

dosigen

givehrimatamoney

]

b. Efχarıstisaakk

I thanked[ 3opjusakk

whomeme

voıTisannom.helped

]

(Daskalaki (2011), Artemis Alexiadou (p.c.))

40 / 49

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Observations

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

Observation IIIAcross languages, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differ with respect tocase matching effects.

(30) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps

(Agree)

*

(no Agree)

3

Free relatives

(no Agree)

3

(Agree)

*

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Observations

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

Observation IIIAcross languages, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differ with respect tocase matching effects.

(30) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps

(Agree)

*

(no Agree)

3

Free relatives

(no Agree)

3

(Agree)

*

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Observations

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

Observation IIIAcross languages, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differ with respect tocase matching effects.

(30) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps

(Agree)

*

(no Agree)

3

Free relatives

(no Agree)

3

(Agree)

*

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Observations

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

Observation IIIAcross languages, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differ with respect tocase matching effects.

(30) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps

(Agree)

*

(no Agree)

3

Free relatives

(no Agree)

3

(Agree)

*

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Observations

Observation IIIn one and the same language, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differwith respect to case matching effects.

Observation IIIAcross languages, parasitic gaps and free relatives can differ with respect tocase matching effects.

(30) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps (Agree)*

(no Agree)3

Free relatives (no Agree)3

(Agree)*

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Problems

Problem IA unidirectional Downward Agree model forces us to model parasitic gapsand free relatives differently in different languages.

Problem IIThe distribution of case matching effects is coincidental and does not followsystematically.

(31) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps (Agree)*

(no Agree)3

Free relatives (no Agree)3

(Agree)*

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Problems

Problem IA unidirectional Downward Agree model forces us to model parasitic gapsand free relatives differently in different languages.

Problem IIThe distribution of case matching effects is coincidental and does not followsystematically.

(31) Pattern: Mismatching of case

Greek Polish

Parasitic gaps (Agree)*

(no Agree)3

Free relatives (no Agree)3

(Agree)*

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Position of the probe causes variation

(32)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps α ... Vakk ... [ ∅ ... Vgen ] α ... Vakk ... [ ∅ ... Vdat ]

Free Relatives ... Vnom ... ∅ [ α ... Vakk ] ... Vakk ... ∅ [ α ... Vdat ]

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅

gen

... Vgen ]

*

α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅

dat

... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅

dat

... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅

dat

... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅

dat

... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

α

akk

... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

nom

... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ αnom ... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ αnom ... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅akk [ αnom ... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ α

dat

... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅akk [ αnom ... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅

akk

[ αdat ... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅akk [ αnom ... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅akk [ αdat ... Vdat ]

*

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Derivation of the patterns by ordering operations

(33)

Greek (α) Polish (∅)

Parasitic Gaps αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅gen ... Vgen ]

*

αakk ... Vakk ... [ ∅dat ... Vdat ]

3

Free Relatives ... Vakk ... ∅akk [ αnom ... Vnom ]

3

... Vakk ... ∅akk [ αdat ... Vdat ]

*

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Consequences

The bidirectional Agree operation allows for more agreementconfigurations than a unidirectional Agree operation.

The preference for Downward Agree that comes with the bottom-upnature of derivations will rule out a lot of unwanted configurations.

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Bidirectional Agree with Spec-Head Bias

(34) Specifier-Head Bias (Spec-Head Bias) (Assmann et al. (2015, 357))Spec-head Agree is preferred to Agree under c-command.

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Arguments I

Differences in case alignment in various languages

Assumptions:

Case assignment is done by an application of Agree

Ergative and accusative, nominative and absolutive are the same:erg/acc is the v-case, nom/abs is the T-case

Agree applies under m-command: Agree and be downward and (to alimited degree) upward

There is no principle that prefers Agree to happen right away.

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Arguments II

(27) a. Agree before Merge: accusative b. Merge before Agree: ergative

TP

T

[∗c:ext∗]

vP

DP

[c:ext]

v′ v′

v

[∗c:int∗]

VP

V DP

[c:int]

TP

T

[∗c:ext∗]

vP

DP

[c:int]

v

[∗c:int∗]

VP

V DP

[c:ext]

(1)

(2) (3)

(2)

(1)

(3)

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