Verb Movement and the Syntax of Kashmiri (STUDIES IN NATURAL LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC THEORY Volume 46) (Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 46)

3. 1 Kashmiri is not'non-Configurational'45 3. 1. 1 Agreement 51 3. 1. 2 Binding Theory 52 3. 1. 3 Distribution of PRO 56 3. 1. 4 Additional Evidence 57 3. 1. 4. 1 Weak Crossover (WCO) 57 3. 1. 4. 2 Constituent Fronting 60 3. 1. 4. 3 Superiority-Like Effects 62 3. 2 Word Order Constraints: Kashmiri Phrase Structure 64 3. 2. 1 N-complements 65 3. 2. 2 Postpositions 67 3. 2. 3 Adjectives 67 3. 2. 4 The Structure ofVP 68 3. 3. The Functional Projections 71 3. 4 Complement ki clauses 74 3. 5 Summary 79 4 Verb-Second (V2) Phenomena 80 4. 0 Introduction 80 4. 1 Kashmiri Vo rfe ld 84 4. 1. 1 V2 Clauses 85 4. 1. 1. 1 Main Clauses 85 4. 1. 1. 2 ki-Clauses 98 4. 1. 2 V3 Clauses 102 4. 1. 2. 1 Declarative Clauses 102 4. 1. 2. 2 Interrogative Clauses 107 4. 2 Some Exceptional Orders 116 vm 4. 2. 1 VI Order 116 4. 2. 1. 1 Declaratives 116 4. 2. 1. 2 Yes/No Questions 120 V-Final Order 4. 2. 2 121 4. 2. 2. 1 Relative Clauses and Adverbial Clauses 121 4. 2. 2. 2 Nonfinite Clauses 126 4. 3 Summary 129 5 Motivating Verb Movement 131 5. 0 Introduction 131 5. 1 The'Standard'Account 131 5. 2 Yiddish and Icelandic 136 5. 2. 1 Diesing (1990) 138 5. 2. 2 Weerman (1989) 141 5. 2. 3 Vikner (1991) 146 5. 3. 1 Kashmiri is not "non-Configurational" 45 3. 1 . 1 Agreement 51 3 . 1. 2 Binding Theory 52 3. 1. 3 Distribution of PRO 56 3 . 1. 4 Additional Evidence 57 3. 1. 4. 1 Weak Crossover (WCO) 57 3. 1. 4. 2 Constituent Fronting 60 3. 1. 4. 3 Superiority-Like Effects 62 3. 2 Word Order Kashmiri Phrase Structure 64 3. 2. 1 N-complements 65 3. 2. 2 Postpositions 67 3. 2. 3 Adjectives 67 3. 2. 4 The Structure ofVP 68 3. 3. The Functional Projections 71 3. 4 Complement ki clauses 74 3. 5 Summary 79 4 Verb-Second (V2) Phenomena 80 4. 0 Introduction 80 4. 1 Kashmiri Vo rfe ld 84 4. 1. 1 V2 Clauses 85 4. 1. 1. 1 Main Clauses 85 4. 1. 1. 2 ki-Clauses 98 4. 1. 2 V3 Clauses 102 4. 1. 2. 1 Declarative Clauses 102 4. 1. 2. 2 Interrogative Clauses 107 4. 2 Some Exceptional Orders 116 vm 4. 2. 1 VI Order 116 4. 2. 1. 1 Declaratives 116 4. 2. 1. 2 Yes/No Questions 120 V-Final Order 4. 2. 2 121 4. 2. 2. 1 Relative Clauses and Adverbial Clauses 121 4. 2. 2. 2 Nonfinite Clauses 126 4. 3 Summary 129 5 Motivating Verb Movement 131 5. 0 Introduction 131 5. 1 The "Standard" Account 131 5. 2 Yiddish and Icelandic 136 5. 2. 1 Diesing (1990) 138 5. 2. 2 Weerman (1989) 141 5. 2. 3 Vikner (1991) 146 5. Kashmiri is one of the least studied Indo-European languages, especially in terms of generative grammar, and is unique in exhibiting both the German/Dutch type of verb-second and the Yiddish/Icelandic type. Bhatt (U. of South Carolina) takes advantage of that feature to investigate the phenomenon of verb-second in a language outside the Germanic family. His comparative theoretical treatment serves three functions: provides an opportunity to examine and ascertain the limitations of the current models of verb-second grammar in light of new, typologically different data; presents a parametric account of verb-second and explores its consequences for a general theory of verb movement, mainly in terms of triggers, landing sites, and clause structure; and proposes a theory of Case and Checking that locates the structural positions where grammatical functions are licensed in verb- second clause structure. He also includes a comprehensive account of the most central and crucial syntactical processes of Kashmiri Title Page......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 3 Acknowledgments......Page 8 List of Abbreviations......Page 10 1. Introduction......Page 11 2. The Kashmiri Language......Page 32 3. Configurationality and Phrase Structure......Page 53 4. Verb-Second (V2) Phenomena......Page 90 5. Motivating Verb Movement......Page 141 6. Subject Position, Object Positions, and Case......Page 179 7. Epilogue......Page 266 References......Page 274 Language Index......Page 289 Name Index......Page 291 Subject Index......Page 295 1. Introduction -- 2. The Kashmiri Language -- 3. Configurationality And Phrase Structure -- 4. Verb-second (v2) Phenomena -- 5. Motivating Verb Movement -- 6. Subject Position, Object Positions, And Case -- 7. Epilogue. By Rakesh Mohan Bhatt. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 264-277) And Indexes.