Abstract
We divorce Negative Concord (NC) among two or more n-items, which is invariably present in Romance languages, from the mutual exclusion or cooccurrence between clausal negation markers (CNMs) and other n-items. The standard minimalist treatment in terms of Agree with respect to a formal feature [n] (for [negation]) is maintained here. However, an EPP-like principle, conceived as a (parametrized) condition regulating the representation of [n] at phase edges is introduced to deal with CNMs. By divorcing the n-EPP condition from n-Agree, we eliminate Zeijlstra’s Upward Agree in favor of Multiple Downward Agree between a phase head probe endowed with Formal Feature FF and one or more elements endowed with the same interpretable feature FF in the WorkSpace. We argue that these theoretical moves are beneficial from an empirical point of view. Focusing on varieties spoken in Northern Italy, we argue that an exhaustive typology of Romance negative systems can be derived by the parametrized [n]-EPP. We claim that the present approach allows this variation to be accounted for within the syntax – specifically, no recourse is made to semantic variation.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- A comparative syntax of the formal politeness markers in Japanese and Korean: -Mas/-Des and -(Su)pni
- Negative concord by phase: multiple downward agree and the parametrization of edge features
- Complex weight distinctions in Harmonic Serialism
- A footless stroll through Italian stress
- Proleptic objects as complex-NPs
- Specifier-to-head reanalysis: evidence from mandarin and Cantonese
- The interaction between modality and negation in Turkish
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Articles
- A comparative syntax of the formal politeness markers in Japanese and Korean: -Mas/-Des and -(Su)pni
- Negative concord by phase: multiple downward agree and the parametrization of edge features
- Complex weight distinctions in Harmonic Serialism
- A footless stroll through Italian stress
- Proleptic objects as complex-NPs
- Specifier-to-head reanalysis: evidence from mandarin and Cantonese
- The interaction between modality and negation in Turkish