Hierarchies, Targets and Controllers: Agreement Patterns in Slavic

by Greville Corbett

Agreement is a notorious problem for linguistic theory. The phenomenon is particularly challenging in Slavic, with a wide range of variations both within and between languages. Each of the main areas of difficulty is analyzed in this book. These are: agreement with conjoined noun phrases, with quantified expressions, and with honorific pronouns, and the unexplored question of triple agreement systems. The aim is to demonstrate general claims that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271003545
• ISBN13: 9780271003542
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.5"