Essays on the Representational and Derivational Nature of Grammar: The Diversity of Wh-Constructions

by Yen-hui Audrey Li, Joseph Aoun, Audrey Yen-Hui Li

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262511320
• ISBN13: 9780262511322
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher