Wh-constructions and the division of labour between syntax and the interfaces

• Main Author: Βλάχος, Χρήστος
• Other Authors: Ρούσσου, Άννα
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Syntax; Wh-questions; Phonological form; Logical form; Ellipsis; 415; Σύνταξη; Ερωτήσεις μερικής αγνοίας; Φωνολογική δομή; Λογική δομή; Αντιχητικές ερωτήσεις; Έλλειψη

The minimalist approach to natural human language argues that the syntax of a language L maps a certain structure to a certain form at PF and to a certain meaning at LF. With the above in mind, the ideal perhaps scenario, in terms of transparency, would be that the mapping between form and meaning w...