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Non-canonical Control in a Cross-linguistic Perspective
Edited by Anne Mucha, Jutta M. Hartmann and Beata Trawiński
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 270] 2021
► pp. 15–34

Backward control, long distance agree, nominative case and TP/CP transparency

| Humboldt Universität zu Berlin | Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS)
| University of Crete
In this paper, we revisit the evidence that what has been analyzed as Backward Control in Greek is just another instance of Long Distance Agree. Through the formation of such long distance chains, Greek allows non-local assignment of nominative. We further argue that long distance chains come in two versions, obligatory ones and optional ones; the former involve uninterpretable T in the embedded clause, while the latter involve the formation of a chain between matrix T and embedded T with interpretable features across a CP phase boundary, which can be suspended. We finally attempt an explanation for the observation that [+Perfective] Aspect may disallow long distance chain formation in Greek.
Article outline
  • 1.Aims and goals
  • 2.Control and raising in Greek
    • 2.1BC
    • 2.2LDA
  • 3.An analysis of LDA
  • 4.LDA disrupted
  • 5.Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
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Published online: 17 September 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/la.270.01ale
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