Focus On «Wh»-Questions |
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| Author:
| Lubanska, Maja |
| Series title: | Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-53503-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $78.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is a minimalist study of
wh-questions in Polish, which aims at providing a homogeneous account for the phenomena under consideration. The discussion is set against the hypothesis that
wh-fronting in Polish targets [Spec, CP]. The analysis relies on the idea that
wh-movement applies for reasons of feature checking, as assumed by Chomsky (1993, 1995 ch. 3). The book offers an analysis of multiple
wh-questions,
wh-scope marking constructions...
More DescriptionThis book is a minimalist study of wh-questions in Polish, which aims at providing a homogeneous account for the phenomena under consideration. The discussion is set against the hypothesis that wh-fronting in Polish targets [Spec, CP]. The analysis relies on the idea that wh-movement applies for reasons of feature checking, as assumed by Chomsky (1993, 1995 ch. 3). The book offers an analysis of multiple wh-questions, wh-scope marking constructions and long-distance wh-extraction facts in Polish. The author argues that no overt wh-movement in the traditional sense takes place in Polish. Wh-fronting is triggered by the need to check a strong [+focus]-feature. It is shown that the analysis in terms of focus movement is well suited to capture the properties of interrogative constructions in Polish.