Subject-object asymmetries in Persian argument ellipsis and the anti-agreement theory

We investigate the distribution of argument ellipsis in Persian in the context of the recent debate concerning the derivation of null arguments. Using sloppy/quantificational interpretations of elided arguments, we show that Persian exhibits subject-object elliptical asymmetries. We develop various...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yosuke Sato, Simin Karimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2016-06-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:http://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/60