Menominee Agreement: Two Probes for Two Hierarchies

In this paper, I present an agreement mechanism for Menominee. Bejar & Rezac ´ (2009) offer an analysis of Algonquian agreement based on the notion of Cyclic Agree whereby one articulated probe is capable of targeting multiple points on the φ-geometry independently. However, Macaulay (2005) has shown that Menominee follows different person hierarchies in different agreement slots. I propose that there are two probes corresponding to person and number features, ultimately selecting two different hierarchies in Menominee agreement system. I further argue that both of the probes only need to license second and first person, but not third person arguments