Complementizer Agreement in Raising Contexts Sample Clauses

Complementizer Agreement in Raising Contexts. 3.6.1 SUBJECT-TO-SUBJECT RAISING The observations in this section rely heavily on ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (to appear), which addresses the properties and theoretical implications of subject-to-subject raising constructions in Luyia languages, focusing on Lusaamia and Lubukusu (though I restrict my comments to Lubukusu here). It is first necessary to review the basic facts of Lubukusu raising: as shown in (58)a, perception verbs in Lubukusu (like many languages) allow for a non-thematic expletive subject, with a finite complement clause. In (58)b we see a major contrast with English: both English and Lubukusu allow for the subject to raise to matrix subject position in these constructions, but the Lubukusu construction has a finite and agreeing embedded clause (potentially with an overt complementizer, though judgments vary between speakers).