This dissertation proposes a new approach to case. It unifies its syntax, morphology and
semantics in a simple, fine-grained and restrictive picture. One of the assumptions frequently …

Non-concatenative morphological phenomena appear on the face of it to require a powerful
morphological component, capable of more than straightforward addition of affixes …

In my thesis, I investigate directional expressions cross-linguistically. I examine the morpho-
syntactic structure of expressions of Goal (to the house), Source (from the house), Route …

This article shows that once it is accepted that a single morpheme can lexicalize a “span” of
heads rather than a single head, it becomes possible to establish the complex structures …

The Bantu languages are in some sense remarkably uniform (SVO basic word order, noun
classes, verbal morphology), but this extensive language family also show a wealth of …

Exploring Nanosyntax provides the first in-depth introduction to the framework of
nanosyntax, which originated in the early 2000s as a formal theory of language within …

This overview article surveys the problems raised by the adjunction approach as well as the
recent alternative analyses that were suggested in its stead in the Minimalist program. It …

This paper looks in detail at the Classical Armenian nominal declension. I highlight several
generalizations that can be read off the surface paradigms, including restrictions on …

This study charts variation in subject inversion constructions in Bantu languages. It
distinguishes between seven types of inversion constructions: formal locative inversion …

This paper describes the process of studying the notoriously complex verbal tone systems of
Bantu languages through the systematic elicitation of paradigmatic data. The main thrust of …