Finiteness

This dissertation explores the phenomenon of finiteness as Nominative case and its significance for the theory of syntax. It questions the relevance of Tense and Agreement as a Nominative Case licensing feature within the Minimalist Framework. It discusses the syntactic feature(…

The focus of this thesis is the description and analysis of clausal complementation in Sundanese, an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. The thesis examined a range of clausal complement types in Sundanese, which consists of (i) yén/(wi)réhna 'that' complements, (ii) pike…

Previous research on finiteness has been dominated by the studies in tensed languages, e.g. English. Consequently, finiteness has been identified with tense. The traditional definition influences the morphological, semantic, and syntactic characterization of finiteness which has…