We consider the typology of attested Ā-extraction asymmetries between core argument DPs
and argue that an Ā-probe can be required to specifically target the closest DP. Such an Ā …

This paper reports a case of NOM/ACC alignment in agreement that results from the relative
timing of A-movement and φ-agreement, and not from the position of φ-probes or the …

Languages with applicative morphology vary in whether their applied arguments can stack,
or “recurse.” Focusing primarily on Bantu languages, I argue that the availability of …

The status of information structure in syntax has long been an area of theoretical concern. In
recent work, Kratzer and Selkirk (2020) argue that features for focus and givenness are …

Nguni bare or augmentless ([–A]) nominals are licit only as strict negative dependents and
wh-words. They may not appear in a preverbal subject position unless local to a negation …

This work presents newly-discovered data involving differential marking in the Bantu
language Kinande (JD42), which affects three classes:(i) goals and sources;(ii) predicative …

Swahili relative clauses have three different constructions, characterized by different linear
positions of a relative marker. The relative marker follows C, T and the verbal complex in …

This paper investigates the interaction of focus and negation in the Bantu language Zulu
(Nguni; S42). I discuss four strategies that are used to negate transitive sentences in Zulu …

A-movement across domains in Zimbabwean Ndebele Asia Pietraszko (japietraszko@rochester.edu)
University of Rochester Indiana U Page 1 A-movement across domains in Zimbabwean …

A lively debate exists on the question of whether Bantu nominals have Case-licensing
requirements and accordingly whether Case can be viewed as a universal (see among …