The Syntax of Agreement and Concord

by Mark C. Baker

Book Overview

'Agreement' is the grammatical phenomenon in which the form of one item, such as the noun 'horses', forces a second item in the sentence, such as the verb 'gallop', to appear in a particular form, i.e. 'gallop' must agree with 'horses' in number. Even though agreement phenomena are some of the most familiar and well-studied aspects of grammar, there are certain basic questions that have rarely been asked, let alone answered. This book develops a theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521671566
• ISBN13: 9780521671569
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"