#3875. Null Expletives and Embedded Clauses in Logoori

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Abstract:
This article is an examination of null expletive subjects occurring in the context of an embedded clause in Logoori, a Kenyan Bantu language. Logoori morphologically distinguishes between two null CP-linked expletive subjects in its subject-agreement paradigm. Based on morphological, syntactic, and semantic evidence, I argue against the postulation of a null (pro)nominal element. Instead, through a careful study of the properties of embedded CPs, such CP-linked null expletives are shown to be a direct result of T agreeing with the embedded clause. The account situates the formal semantics of Logoori subject agreement in a plausible syntactic framework. I further illustrate how the account proposed for Logoori extends to other kinds of CP-linked expletives in other languages, including other null-subject languages, partial null-subject languages, and non-null-subject languages.
Keywords:
Null expletive subjects; Logoori; Embedded Clauses; Null-Subject Languages

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