Victoria Manzano Ventura

The origins and configuration of two notions as important in linguistics as those of agreement and government have yet to be clearly established. Through a diachronic analysis ranging from the 4th century BC to the 12th century AD, this paper addresses this gap in the history of linguistics. The study uncovers the relatively unknown origins of both concepts and, for the first time, systematically analyses the various contributions and steps leading to the definitive formation of both types of syntactical relation, with a particular focus on the most current and influential.