On the structure of A-bar constructions in Dagbani: Perspectives of «wh»-questions and fragment answers



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This book provides an account of the structure of A-bar constructions, focusing on wh-questions and fragment answers in Dagbani, a Mabia (Gur) language spoken in Northern Ghana. It demonstrates that Dagbani wh-phrases occur in two distinct positions, ex-situ and in-situ, except for subject wh-phrases, which only occur in the former position. It provides a theoretical analysis of the distribution of the wh-phrases couched within minimalism (Chomsky 1995). Finally, the book gives an account of the structural correlation between wh-questions and their answers with the focus on the syntactic derivation of fragment answers. The author contends that the derivation of fragment answer involves two processes: A-bar movement together with PF-deletion
Pages
238 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2020-05-22
Marque
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
EAN papier
9783631805480
EAN PDF
9783631825396

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Nombre pages copiables
47
Nombre pages imprimables
47
Taille du fichier
3666 Ko
Prix
55,18 €
EAN EPUB
9783631825402

Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
47
Nombre pages imprimables
47
Taille du fichier
15913 Ko
Prix
55,18 €

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