Case and Agreement in Abaza

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Introduction and Background

1.1 Grammatical sketch of Abaza
1.2 Theoretical framework

Basic Case Assignment

2.1 Preliminary discussion
2.2 Ergative Case assignment
2.3 Absolute agreement
2.4 The position of agreement projections
2.5 Nesting paths
2.6 Summary

Stative Predicates

3.1 Lexical categories as heads of stative clauses
3.2 Statives clauses are CPs
3.3 Subject position and case assignment
3.4 The verb ak'w

Causatives

4.1 The causative of dynamic verbs
4.2 Reflexives
4.3 The causative of statives
4.4 Subject positions
4.5 Double causatives
4.6 Conclusion

Derived Inversion

5.1 The potential of ditransitive verbs
5.2 The potential of transitive and intransitive verbs
5.3 Reflexives and derived inverted verbs
5.4 Interaction of the potential and causative

Lexically Inverted Verbs

6.1 Inherent Case
6.2 Inverted verbs and inherent Case
6.3 Expletives
6.4 Reflexives
6.5 The potential of inverted verbs
6.6 Lexically inverted verbs and the causative

Postposition Incorporation

7.1 Oblique arguments in the verb complex
7.2 Motivation for a postposition incorporation analysis
7.3 The incorporation of AGR°-P°
7.4 Adjunction positions
7.5 Legal movement

Wh-Agreement

8.1 Wh-agreement data
8.2 The manner adverbial yač'w∂ya
8.3 Pro-drop
8.4 Wh-agreement under coreference
8.5 Conclusion

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