| Lemma | case assignment |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Speas (2004) |
| Titolo | FUNCTIONAL HEADS AND INFLECTIONAL MORPHEMES |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | governed case (inglese) spec-head case (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | Koopman and Sportiche distinguish between two types of Case assignment: that assigned under government, and that assigned by a head to its specifier. Accusative Case in English is a governed Case, while nominative Case is a Spec-Head Case. |