Case on floating quantifiers in Russian infinitival clauses: A configurational analysis

Fyodor Baykov
Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract. The paper is devoted to a reassessment of the syntax of floating quantifiers in Russian infinitival clauses based on real examples from Internet usage. Two previously ignored subtypes of direct object control are described: matrix predicates taking a single nominal argument which receives accusative case (rather than nominative) and idiomatic expressions with direct object control. It is also demonstrated that many examples can be found with dative floating quantifiers even under exhaustive subject control, which is considered impossible by most existing approaches. The analysis is formulated in terms of a variant of the Dependent Case Theory.

Keywords: Russian syntax, control, floating quantifiers, Dependent Case Theory (DCT)

For citation: Baykov F. Case on floating quantifiers in Russian infinitival clauses: A configurational analysis. Typology of Morphosyntactic Parameters. 2020. Vol. 3, iss. 1. Pp. 34–56.