Different verbs can take different kinds of arguments. Factive verbs such as remember and
forget take clausal complements which are presupposed to be true. In contrast, verbs such …

This thesis investigates syntax and semantics of attitude and speech reports. It is concerned
with three questions:(i) what kinds of meanings can tensed embedded clauses have?(ii) …

Abstract Using data from Nyala East (Luhia, Bantu), I argue that both clauses and nouns are
“perspectival domains.” This study primarily focuses on novel cases of what I call epistemic …

In a seminal paper, Kiparsky & Kiparsky (1970) proposed a two‐way correspondence
between presuppositionality of clauses and nominal structure. The proposal remains highly …

This dissertation approaches the syntax of structures involving non-canonical subjects and
non-canonical subject positions. In particular, I investigate two phenomena: Locative …

This dissertation addresses syntactic structures involving non-canonical subjects and non-
canonical subject positions, investigating two phenomena: Locative Inversion (LI) in English …

Theories of agreement processing typically focus on the mechanisms by which
comprehenders relate the morphological features of the agreement-controlling NP and …

Abstract is paper argues that the distribution of the clausal determiner in two Kwa
languages, Akan and Gã, is best captured by appealing to Structure Removal. e clausal …

Are the empirical patterns robust in a given language? Are the empirical patterns robust
across languages? Do language users generalize them to novel items? Do the linguistic …

This paper investigates a meaning shift phenomenon concerning dubitative verbs such as
huaiyi 'suspect'in Mandarin. In general, the semantics of dubitative verbs conveys a stance …