%0 Journal Article %1 Kramer2014 %A Kramer, Ruth %D 2014 %J Natural Language & Linguistic Theory %K amharic ethiopic %N 2 %P 593--634 %R 10.1007/s11049-014-9233-0 %T Clitic doubling or object agreement: the view from Amharic %U https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-014-9233-0 %V 32 %X Object agreement is the realization of phi features on v, whereas clitic doubling is often analyzed as the movement of a D head in order to attach to a verb. In principle, these two phenomena are distinct, but in practice they can be difficult to distinguish. In this paper, I take up the issue for the Amharic object marker, a morpheme that co-varies with the phi features of an internal argument. Evidence from its distribution and morphological form indicate that it is a doubled clitic, but it also displays a handful of properties characteristic of agreement. Building on some of the most recent clitic doubling research, I develop an Agree-based clitic doubling analysis of the object marker that accounts for both its doubled clitic-like and agreement-like properties. Overall, the paper is a case study in how to distinguish clitic doubling and agreement in a particular language, and an investigation of how to capture the relationship between these two deeply similar phenomena in linguistic theory.

@article{Kramer2014, abstract = {Object agreement is the realization of phi features on v, whereas clitic doubling is often analyzed as the movement of a D head in order to attach to a verb. In principle, these two phenomena are distinct, but in practice they can be difficult to distinguish. In this paper, I take up the issue for the Amharic object marker, a morpheme that co-varies with the phi features of an internal argument. Evidence from its distribution and morphological form indicate that it is a doubled clitic, but it also displays a handful of properties characteristic of agreement. Building on some of the most recent clitic doubling research, I develop an Agree-based clitic doubling analysis of the object marker that accounts for both its doubled clitic-like and agreement-like properties. Overall, the paper is a case study in how to distinguish clitic doubling and agreement in a particular language, and an investigation of how to capture the relationship between these two deeply similar phenomena in linguistic theory.}, added-at = {2018-02-25T22:14:58.000+0100}, author = {Kramer, Ruth}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c0dfb0eb3d61c0156291f45e91c9a0e8/asmelash}, day = 01, description = {Clitic doubling or object agreement: the view from Amharic | SpringerLink}, doi = {10.1007/s11049-014-9233-0}, interhash = {86b359da428cdba3c89d001d6aa4b625}, intrahash = {c0dfb0eb3d61c0156291f45e91c9a0e8}, issn = {1573-0859}, journal = {Natural Language {\&} Linguistic Theory}, keywords = {amharic ethiopic}, month = may, number = 2, pages = {593--634}, timestamp = {2018-02-25T22:14:58.000+0100}, title = {Clitic doubling or object agreement: the view from Amharic}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-014-9233-0}, volume = 32, year = 2014 }