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Why Is 'why' Unique?: Its Syntactic and Semantic Properties

Gabriela Soare

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Description:For some thirty years it has been known that the adjunct 'why' differs from other wh-elements with regards to syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters in this collection detail original research on the syntax and semantics of 'why' and its function at the syntax-prosody interface in many different languages to further the understanding of the reason adjunct.The Merge position of 'why' is examined in some languages which encode more than one lexical entry and in others which do not. An apparent exception to the generalization about its Merge position calls for a clear-cut distinction between the reason interpretation and the 'how come' interpretation of such why-questions. Why-questions formed on the wh-element 'what' in some in-situ languages are also investigated; these chapters answer two central questions: what is the source of the casual reading of the post-verbal 'what'-element, and is the sentence-initial 'what'-element externally merged in the left periphery?The chapters in this collection represent the first cross-linguistic study of high and low reason adjuncts, post-verbal 'what' as why-questions among in-situ languages, and the semantics of why-rhetorical questions and 'how come' questions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Why Is 'why' Unique?: Its Syntactic and Semantic Properties. To get started finding Why Is 'why' Unique?: Its Syntactic and Semantic Properties, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: For some thirty years it has been known that the adjunct 'why' differs from other wh-elements with regards to syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The chapters in this collection detail original research on the syntax and semantics of 'why' and its function at the syntax-prosody interface in many different languages to further the understanding of the reason adjunct.The Merge position of 'why' is examined in some languages which encode more than one lexical entry and in others which do not. An apparent exception to the generalization about its Merge position calls for a clear-cut distinction between the reason interpretation and the 'how come' interpretation of such why-questions. Why-questions formed on the wh-element 'what' in some in-situ languages are also investigated; these chapters answer two central questions: what is the source of the casual reading of the post-verbal 'what'-element, and is the sentence-initial 'what'-element externally merged in the left periphery?The chapters in this collection represent the first cross-linguistic study of high and low reason adjuncts, post-verbal 'what' as why-questions among in-situ languages, and the semantics of why-rhetorical questions and 'how come' questions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Why Is 'why' Unique?: Its Syntactic and Semantic Properties. To get started finding Why Is 'why' Unique?: Its Syntactic and Semantic Properties, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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