Multiple Feature-Checking: A Theory of Grammatical Function Splitting

Abstract

I am also much indebted to Toshi Oka and Masa Koizumi for their help throughout my stay at MIT.From stimulating discussions with Toshi I learned how to organize the syntactic theory.His rigorous attitude toward the theory as well as his warm hospitality have always encouraged me much.I talked with Masa about linguistics again and again in the "pink room, our office in Building 20.I learned from him that there is always a solution to any seemingly inextricable problem.I think I was very lucky to receive valuable comments and suggestions from two (young) "old boys", Naoki Fukui and Mamoru Saito, from time to time.I truly appreciate their generosities.I was also very lucky to have Wei-tien Dylan Tsai and Danny Fox