(A)symmetry in double object constructions in Tiriki

In this paper, I describe and analyze a range of object properties exhibited in doubleobject constructions (DOCs) in Tiriki (Bantu, Luyia; JE413). The preliminary investigation makes clear that Tiriki is symmetrical: both objects of Tiriki DOCs display primary object properties in object-marking, passivization, wh-clefting, andrelativization. Asymmetry, however, surfaces when one object is passivized andthe other undergoes Ā-movements (cf. ‘Double Object Movement Asymmetry’ orDOMA in Holmberg et al. 2019). While the aforementioned symmetry and emergent asymmetry are fully captured by a high applicative structure that allows forflexible licensing of internal arguments and exhibits phasal properties, Tiriki instantiates two additional DOMA-triggering contexts: passivization combined withleft dislocation and wh-in-situ. Based on various diagnostics targeting Ā-dependencies, I show that neither left dislocation nor wh-in-situ requires a movement analysis, thereby articulating the analytical challenges that these configurations, especially left dislocation, pose to the current movement-based DOMA analysis.