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Interrogative Phrases and the Syntax-Semantics Interface
Ileana Comorovski
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paperback. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
Interrogative Phrases and the Syntax-Semantics Interface starts by analyzing the interpretation of interrogative phrases in single and multiple constituent questions, including their interpretation under adverbs of quantification. The results are then put to work in a novel approach to some of the constraints on dependencies between fronted interrogative phrases and the associated gaps: superiority, weak crossover, as well as the so-called `weak islands' (the WH-island, the negative island and the Factive Island). It is argued that the possibility of fronting an interrogative phrase out of these configurations is determined by a ... Read more
Interrogative Phrases and the Syntax-Semantics Interface starts by analyzing the interpretation of interrogative phrases in single and multiple constituent questions, including their interpretation under adverbs of quantification. The results are then put to work in a novel approach to some of the constraints on dependencies between fronted interrogative phrases and the associated gaps: superiority, weak crossover, as well as the so-called `weak islands' (the WH-island, the negative island and the Factive Island). It is argued that the possibility of fronting an interrogative phrase out of these configurations is determined by a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048146413
SKU
V9789048146413
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