Further remarks on first conjunct agreement

被引：36

作者：

Aoun, J

Benmamoun, E

Sportiche, D

机构：

[1] Univ So Calif, Dept Linguist, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA

[2] Univ Illinois, Dept Linguist, Urbana, IL 61801 USA

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Linguist, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA

来源：

LINGUISTIC INQUIRY | 1999年 / 30卷 / 04期

关键词：

agreement; Arabic; coordination; number-sensitive items;

D O I：

10.1162/002438999554255

中图分类号：

H0 [语言学];

学科分类号：

030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;

摘要：

Aoun, Benmamoun, and Sportiche (ABS, 1994) propose an analysis of first conjunct agreement in VS sentences in Lebanese Arabic and Moroccan Arabic. On the basis of the distribution of number-sensitive items, they argue that this type of agreement is due to clausal coordination. Munn (1999) argues against ABS's account and proposes that first conjunct agreement in the Arabic dialects arises because coordination of NP subjects is semantically plural but syntactically singular. In this reply we show that Munn's alternative analysis is empirically inadequate.

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页码：669 / 681

页数：13