The Bantu languages are in some sense remarkably uniform (SVO basic word order, noun
classes, verbal morphology), but this extensive language family also show a wealth of …

In this paper I examine allocutive agreement in Tamil, a phenomenon in which an
agreement suffix attached to the verb or other clause-final element indexes features not of …

This paper explores empirical merits of a version of Agree that is defined based on Minimal
Search (MS-Agree). Compared to the standard Agree, MS-Agree, essentially a search …

Recent work has argued for derivational expansion of the search space of ɸ-probes as a
result of the cyclic interaction of Merge and Agree (cyclic Agree). Empirical evidence for such …

Upwards-oriented complementizer agreement raises questions about the directionality and
locality of agreement. Based on novel data from original fieldwork, we argue that what has …

This article is an examination of null expletive subjects occurring in the context of an
embedded clause in Logoori, a Kenyan Bantu language. Logoori morphologically …

For, Agree consists of two operations: checking and valuation. Checking involves (a)
probing, always upward from an uninterpretable feature [u F] to an interpretable feature [i F] …

This paper reports a case of NOM/ACC alignment in agreement that results from the relative
timing of A-movement and φ-agreement, and not from the position of φ-probes or the …

Abstract Long distance (or “exempt”) uses of anaphors in Eurasian languages are often
compared to the special logophoric pronouns found in certain West African languages. By …

The incorporation of empirical and theoretical knowledge from the language acquisition
literature into formal diachronic syntax has been largely exiguous despite the growth of the …