14. On the origin of non-nominative subjects

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1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of authors vii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. Experiencer datives in Kannada 1
6. 2. Syntactic change and convergence 25
7. 3. Non-nominative subjects in comparison 49
8. 4. The syntax of experiencers in the Himalayas 77
9. 5. Oblique-case subjects in Tsez 113
10. 6. Some non-nominative subjects in Bangla 129
11. 7. Non-nominative subjects in Hindi — Urdu VP structure and case parameters 141
12. 8. Experiencer objects in Iwaidjan languages (Australia) 169
13. 9. The diachronic relationship between quirky subjects and stylistic fronting 193
14. 10. Case as agreement 213
15. 11. The possessor — experiencer dative in Malayalam 227
16. 12. Acquisition of dative subject in Tamil 245
17. 13. The position of the accusative subject in the accusative — infinitive construction 269
18. 14. On the origin of non-nominative subjects 283
19. 15. Southeast-Asian languages 301
20. Index 319