ConSOLE 15 2007 Center for Research In Syntax, Semantics & Phonology (CRISSP), Brussels

The source of wh-morphology in questions and relative clauses

Radek Šimík

University of Groningen

r.simik@rug.nl
Wh-PhrasesQuestionsRelative ClausesMorphology

Abstract

This paper proposes a solution to three related phenomena: (i) an asymmetry in scopal behavior of wh-phrases in questions and relatives, (ii) a symmetry between resumption (in Czech, Hebrew, and Greek relatives) and wh-relatives (in English), and (iii) a symmetry between gaps (as opposed to resumptives) and that-relatives. I make an explicit proposal concerning the fine-structure of operator DPs and argue that wh-morphology in questions and relatives is indicative of DP-internal quantification.

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Radek Šimík (2007). the source of wh-morphology in questions and relative clauses. In Proceedings of ConSOLE 15, edited by Sylvia Blaho, Camelia Constantinescu, Erik Schoorlemmer, (pp. 273-294).

BibTeX

@inproceedings{Šimík-whphrases-2008, title={The source of wh-morphology in questions and relative clauses}, author={Radek Šimík}, booktitle={Proceedings of ConSOLE 15}, year={2007}, pages={273-294}, editor={Sylvia Blaho and Camelia Constantinescu and Erik Schoorlemmer} }

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