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Boolean Agreement in Tegelen Dutch

Authors :
van Koppen, Marjo
Cremers, Crit
Source :
Lingua. Aug2008, Vol. 118 Issue 8, p1064-1079. 16p.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We show that in Tegelen Dutch, a Dutch dialect, a conjunction or disjunction can agree with a subject in the subsequent conjunct. We dub this instance of agreement Boolean Agreement. The agreement is restricted in the following ways: (i) the coordination must be interpreted Boolean and (ii) the coordination must be embedded. We analyze the agreement on the disjunction or conjunction as an instance of so-called Complementizer Agreement, a phenomenon which is independently attested in this dialect. We show that our analysis can be extended to Boolean Agreement in gapping configurations and comparative clauses. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00243841
Volume :
118
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lingua
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32646852
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2008.01.004