Publications

@inproceedings{phillips1994verbal,

title = {Verbal case and the nature of polysynthetic inflection},

author = {Colin Phillips},

url = {http://www.colinphillips.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/phillips1994_polysynthetic_infl.pdf, Verbal case and the nature of polysynthetic inflection},

year  = {1994},

date = {1994-01-01},

booktitle = {Proceedings of CONSOLE 2},

journal = {Proceedings of CONSOLE II, Leiden. To Appear},

abstract = {This paper tries to resolve a conflict in the literature on the connection between ‘rich’ agreement and argument-drop. Jelinek (1984) claims that inflectional affixes in polysynthetic languages are theta-role bearing arguments; Baker (1991) argues that such affixes are agreement, bearing Case but no theta-role. Evidence from Yimas shows that both of these views can be correct, within a single language. Explanation of what kind of inflection is used where also provides us with an account of the unusual split ergative agreement system of Yimas, and suggests a novel explanation for the ban on subject incorporation, and some exceptions to the ban.},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}