Notes on Arabic PAPPI

Contents

1. VSO Word Order
   • V Raising to I
   • Empty Expletive: EXPL
   • VP-internal Subjects
   • Case Assignment for Spec-VP
   • Case Markers
   • Definite Determiner marker
   • Pronominal Clitics
   • NegP

2. AGR Criterion
   • VSO (poor AGR) vs. SVO (rich AGR)
   • AGR Criterion
   • Intermediate Traces
   • Inadvertant Topicalization?

3. OV Word Order
   • Object Fronting
   • Topicalization and Resumptive Pronouns

Appendices

1. xbar2.pl
2. lexiconAra.pl
3. parametersAra.pl
4. peripheryAra.pl
5. principles14.pl