Essays on the Representational and Derivational Nature of Grammar: The Diversity of Wh-Constructions
An internationally respected authority on higher education, Joseph E. Aoun has led Northeastern's creation of a global university system across the U.S., Canada, and the UK. He has extended Northeastern's signature co-op program through experiential learning opportunities in more than 140 countries. President Aoun is the author of numerous articles and books, including
Yen-hui Audrey Li is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California.
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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I: Wh-Interrogatives
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II: Relativization
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