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Essays on the Representational and Derivational Nature of Grammar: The Diversity of Wh-Constructions (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs)

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0262012006, 9780262012003, 9780585482682
LCC
P299.I57 A58 2003
Open Library ID
OL3566510M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1703112 bytes)
Pages
301\302
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book can be read on two levels: as a novel empirical study of wh- interrogatives and relative constructions in a variety of languages and as a theoretical investigation of chain formation in grammar.The book is divided into two parts. Part I investigates the distribution and interpretation of multiple wh- interrogative constructions, focusing on the workings of Superiority. Part II investigates the structure and derivation of relative constructions. The main languages discussed are Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, and English. The theoretical materials are in the generative grammar tradition.

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