How to agree with a QNP. Issue 1 (6th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Driemel, Imke; Stojković, Jelena
• Is Part Of: Glossa. Volume 4:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-02-06
• Subjects: agreement -- genitive of quantification -- index and concord -- topicalisation -- Serbo-Croatian; Linguistics -- Periodicals; Language and languages -- Periodicals; 410.5
• DOI: 10.5334/gjgl.584
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2397-1835

Abstract

Abstract : This paper focuses on the great variety of ϕ -agreement patterns and case alternations quantified noun phrases trigger in Serbo-Croatian. Novel data from Serbo-Croatian are contributed, showing more agreement patterns than so far attested. Crucial for the analysis is an observation that draws a parallel between the agreement patterns of quantified noun phrases and conjoined noun phrases. We will show that the data can best be described by a strictly derivational agreement system based on rule ordering (Müller 2009 ; Murphy &Puškar 2018 ) and operating in narrow syntax. Existing case-based approaches (Pesetsky 1982 ; Franks 1994 ; Bošković 2003 ; 2006 ) and INDEX-CONCORD based feature systems (Wechsler & Zlatić 2000 ; 2003 ; Danon 2013 ) fail to account for agreement alternations in pre- and post-verbal position as well as in NP-topicalisation configurations.