Peripheries in Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu : the syntax of discourse-driven movement /
This research monograph is an investigation of wh-movement and wh-expletive constructions in the Indic languages Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu. It advances a novel theory of the periphery, or the clausal positions that mediate A-bar movement. In particular, a detailed study of wh-expletives and wh-expleti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins,
2011
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| Series: | Language faculty and beyond ;
v. 4. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This research monograph is an investigation of wh-movement and wh-expletive constructions in the Indic languages Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu. It advances a novel theory of the periphery, or the clausal positions that mediate A-bar movement. In particular, a detailed study of wh-expletives and wh-expletive constructions reveals an underlying similarity of design between the A and A-bar systems, and indicates that the two can be understood as driven by the same basic set of mechanisms. The monograph offers an account of wh-movement and the clausal periphery in the two languages, informed by the late. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027286994 902728699X 1283174936 9781283174930 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
