Presents various strands of research focusing on aspects of the syntax of agreement, and the role that agreement plays in linguistic theory. This volume contains essays which show how and why agreement has emerged as the central theoretical construct in minimalism.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I – Agreement Restrictions1. Quirky Agreement 2. Intricacies of Agreement in Icelandic Part II – Agreement and Agree3. Long-Distance Agreement in Hindi: Theoretical Implications 4. Conditions on Agreement in Japanese 5. Honorification as Agreement 6. Multiplicity: Symmetries and Asymmetries Part III – Agreement and Locality7. Agree vs. Attract: A Relativized Minimality Solution to a Proper Binding Problem 8. Conflicting C-command Requirements 9. Raising Across Experiencers Cross-Linguistically 10. The Fine Structure of Intervention in Syntax Part IV – Agreement and Interpretation11. Scope Reconstruction and A-Movement Notes Bibliography Index