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1 online resource |
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Oxford studies in comparative syntax |
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Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 1.1 The central claim and the main character -- 1.2 Some classic assumptions in the theory of Wh-questions -- 1.3 Tlingit Wh-questions force a new approach -- 1.4 Two broader consequences for grammatical theory -- 1.5 The overarching research project, and Further Major Consequences -- 2. Wh-Fronting and Q-Movement in Tlingit -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Relevant Background Regarding the Tlingit language -- 2.3 The behavior of Wh-words in Tlingit Wh-questions -- 2.4 Q-particles in Tlingit Wh-questions: The formal status of S225; -- 2.5 Wh-fronting in Tlingit as a consequence of Q-movement -- 2.6 The QP-intervention condition -- 2.7 A semantics for Tlingit Wh-words and Q-particles -- 3. Applications to Wh-in Situ languages -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The nature of Wh-in Situ languages -- 3.3 The semantics of Wh-inde. nites and Wh-questions in Wh-in Situ languages -- 3.4 The theory of LF/focus intervention effects -- 4. Applications to other Wh-fronting languages, pied-piping, and intervention effects -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The generality of the Q-based structure: some initial motivation -- 4.3 Some initial applications to the theory of pied-piping structures -- 4.4 Intervention effects and superiority effects in Wh-fronting languages -- 5. Constraints on pied-piping and secondary Wh-fronting -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Q/Wh-agreement and the constraints on pied-piping -- 5.3 Further results regarding pied-piping -- 5.4 Secondary Wh-fronting -- 5.5 Massive pied-piping and its constraints -- 6. Conclusion -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The syntax and semantics of other A-bar movements -- 6.3 Free relatives |
| Summary |
'The Grammar of Q' puts forth a novel syntactic & semantic analysis of wh-questions, based on an in-depth study of the Tlingit language, an endangered & under-documented Native American tongue. A major conclusion is that the phenomenon classically dubbed 'pied-piping' does not actually exist |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Interrogative.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word order.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Tlingit language.
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
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Languages, Modern -- Word order.
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Tlingit (language)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Languages, Modern -- Word order
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Interrogative
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Word order
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
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Tlingit language
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009037248 |
| ISBN |
9780199780273 |
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0199780277 |
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9780195392265 |
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0195392264 |
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9780195392272 |
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0195392272 |
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