I suggest that generative grammar has placed too heavy a burden on agreement and argue that phi-specifi cations on T (i.e., agreement) are neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for Case checking. Instead, I propose an account of Case valuation based on phasal domains, which I show is better able to capture various cross-linguistic idiosyncrasies, including the following facts: (i) availability of Nominative subjects Gabriela Alboiu in the presence of phi-defi cient T probes, (ii) failure of phi-complete T probes to value Case on their DP goals in the absence of temporal deixis, and (iii) recurrent phi-feature valuation by a single DP up to the first phase.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:33:45 +0000
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