Movement and Agreement in Right‐Node‐Raising Constructions. (6th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grosz, Patrick Georg
• Is Part Of: Syntax. Volume 18:Number 1(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 38
• Publication Date: 2015-01-06
• Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax -- Periodicals; 415
• DOI: 10.1111/synt.12024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-0005

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="synt12024-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>This paper discusses the following type of right‐node‐raising construction (Ross <xref ref-type="link" rid="synt12024-bib-0045">1967</xref>): Coordinate structures in which elements that are interpreted in only one conjunct have moved across material that is interpreted as part of both conjuncts. I show that there are constructions of this type that simultaneously exhibit noncanonical plural agreement with two singular DPs and a ban on collective predicates in the same environment, which suggests contradictory conclusions. I argue that these properties follow from an approach to right‐node raising that allows multiple instances of sharing within the same tree (see Gračanin‐Yuksek <xref ref-type="link" rid="synt12024-bib-0022">2007</xref>, <xref ref-type="link" rid="synt12024-bib-0023">2013</xref>; de Vries <xref ref-type="link" rid="synt12024-bib-0054">2009</xref>). I propose an analysis of such plural agreement that treats it on analogy with agreement with conjoined singular DPs. I argue that, for the constructions with noncanonical plural agreement that I discuss, the present analysis is superior over a backward‐deletion analysis and a (non‐multidominance‐based) across‐the‐board movement analysis.</p> </abstract>