Multiple Wh-fronting

By Cedric Boeckx, Kleanthes K. Grohmann

Subjects: Extraction (grammatica), Grammar & Punctuation, Woordvolgorde, Linguistics, Extraction (Linguistics), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Syntax, Vraagwoorden

Description: Typological differences in the formation of multiple Wh-questions are well-known. One option is fronting all Wh-phrases to the sentence periphery. The contributions to this volume all explore this option from a number of perspectives. Topics covered include finer investigations of the "classic" multiple Wh-fronting languages (such as the South Slavic languages Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian), extensions to less well studied languages (Basque, Malagasy, Persian, Yiddish), explorations for languages that don't obviously fall into this category (German, Hungarian), peripheral effects (optionality o.