We investigate the nature of morphological ergativity through the ergative/split-S system of
Basque. We show that in Basque ergative case and agreement reflect structural rather than …

This article analyzes the nature of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in Basque varieties. It
demonstrates that, despite their identical dative morphology, DOM objects display a different …

This chapter studies Differential Object Marking (DOM) in nonstandard varieties of Basque.
DOM in Basque overtly resembles a common DOM pattern of coding direct as indirect …

Las construcciones recíprocas canónicas en euskera se forman mediante la anáfora
recíproca elkar. Aún así, existen también las recíprocas intransitivas, que se construyen sin …

The debate as to whether syntax can be borrowed has spurred much scholarly inquiry
among those who argue that syntax cannot be borrowed and those in favor of the 'anything …

Recent work has described allocutive marking in finite embedded contexts in Tamil and
Magahi, where allocutivity interacts with indexical shift. It has been proposed that allocutive …

This paper examines in detail the thematic and syntactic properties of a set of (non-)
restructuring structures in Germanic, Romance and Basque. Based on the comparison of …

This paper explores the formal expression of two Basque dative argument types in
combination with psych nouns and adjectives, in intransitive and transitive clauses:(i) those …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed overview of the changes undergone by the
reflexive buru-construction in Basque under the light of grammaticalization theory. On the …

• Focus: The Final-over-Final Constraint (FOFC), a generalization originally by Holmberg
(2000) about the interaction between dominance relations and {head, complement} ordering …