The (not so) Inverse Marking in Plains Cree

In this paper, I look at the system of verbal agreement in the Algonquian language Plains Cree. I argue that the inverse marking pattern observed in this language can be reduced to an instantiation of Differential Case Marking. I provide a DM-based analysis of the pattern and show that it is possible to capture the data using simple (non-portmanteau) case affixes and no unusual assumptions about the morphosyntax of the language (role-swapping in syntax, features of the kind [±INV], added probes etc).