ASSIGNMENT OF CASE IN NON-NOMINATIVE SUBJECTS IN ASSAMESE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53555/ephijer.v8i1.107Keywords:
Case, Nominative Case, Case Assignment, Small Clauses, Infinitival Clauses, and Experiencer SubjectsAbstract
Sentential subjects generally bear the nominative Case which is marked by an INFL which contains AGR. If an INFL is infinitival and contains no AGR, the subject is un-case marked. In Chomsky (1981, 1986) the verb has no role in determining the subject’s Case. Any departure from this norm calls for an explanation. However, Assamese provides counter to this claim. A few Assamese sentential constructions such as (i) Embedded Small Clauses, (ii) Embedded Infinitival Clauses, and (iii) Experiencer Subject Constructions have non-nominative subjects. This paper examines sentential constructions with non-nominative subjects and provides a mechanism of assignment of case in such constructions.
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