This monograph deals with argument drop in the German prefield and
it presents new insights into null subjects, topic drop and the
interpretation of topic dropped elements. Major issues are (inter
alia) the drop of structurally vs. obliquely cased arguments and
the question on which basis nominative/accusative and
dative/genitive can be kept apart. Furthermore, it is shown that
the (im)possibility of phi-feature mismatches concerning the
antecedent and gap in topic drop dialogues allows to differentiate
between coreference and "real" (quantifier) binding. Aside from
topic drop, (1st/2nd vs. 3rd person) null subjects are investigated
across a couple of unrelated languages, also focusing on the
presence of syncretisms within verbal inflectional paradigms. It is
proven that 1st/2nd person null subjects in German are not an
instance of antecedent-dependent topic drop but that they are
licensed by discrete verbal inflectional endings. Thus, according
to this property, German can be classified as a partial pro-drop
language. Next to theoretical discussions and considerations this
book offers a broad (empirically covered) data basis, which makes
it suitable for both theoretically and empirically interested
(generative) linguists.
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