Wh-movement and the theory of feature-checking / Andrew Simpson.
Wh-movement and the theory of feature-checking argues that cross-linguistic variation in wh-constructions reduces to the availability of different lexical instantiations of a +wh C0 both across languages and within a single language, and the way in which such lexical elements are syntactically ident...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
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| Summary: | Wh-movement and the theory of feature-checking argues that cross-linguistic variation in wh-constructions reduces to the availability of different lexical instantiations of a +wh C0 both across languages and within a single language, and the way in which such lexical elements are syntactically identified, either via movement or base-generation. Evidence from a wide range of patterns including wh-expletive questions leads to the conclusion that wh-feature checking may sometimes be effected non-locally and 'at a distance' (long-distance wh-agreement), and that movement in general takes place for. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027298447 9027298440 9781556198564 1556198566 |