Case and Agreement Systems

Cedric Boeckx (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and
Sandra Stjepanovic (West Virginia University)

 

We discuss the role of Case and Agreement in Minimalist Syntax by focusing on empirical areas that have received considerable attention since Chomsky's original Minimalist paper. Consideration of Case and Agreement leads us to refine central concepts like theta-role, EPP, and covert movement.