This paper contributes to recent lines of inquiry addressing the nature of indices in definite
expressions. The primary language of investigation is Washo, a North American isolate …

The grammatical notion of switch reference refers to morphological markers that track
whether the subjects of two related clauses are coreferent (Jacobsen). We argue in this …

Definite descriptions may give rise to anaphoric interpretations. Addressing this, work in
semantics has led to syntactic claims that anaphora-encoding indices are syntactically …

The NP/DP-language Distinction as a Scale and Parameters in Minimalism Hiromune Oda,
Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 2022 The d Page 1 The NP/DP-language Distinction as a …

In this response to Hankamer and Mikkelsen (H&M) 2021, we clarify the meaning of the
definite article the in out-of-the-blue occurrences of English light verb constructions such as …

This paper offers a unified structural analysis of anaphora and relative clauses licensed by
same within definite descriptions. Taking as a point of departure the proposal that indices …

What do demonstratives tell us about strong definites? Page 1 What do demonstratives tell
us about strong definites? Dorothy Ahn Rutgers University dorothy.ahn@rutgers.edu …

INT. PAST: intermediate past; NMLZ: nominalizer; NC: negative concord; NEG: negation;
PROX: proximal. I use the standardized orthography for Washo from Jacobsen 1964, which …