Wh-scope-marking in Tamil

This study shows that Tamil exhibits wh-scope-marking constructions that share general properties with those found in other languages such as German and Hindi. In the literature, wh-scope-marking has been analyzed such that the embedded question functions as a restriction on the matrix propositional...

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Published inProceedings of the Linguistic Society of America Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 5956
Main Author Fujiwara, Yoshiki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.2025
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DOI10.3765/plsa.v10i1.5956

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Abstract This study shows that Tamil exhibits wh-scope-marking constructions that share general properties with those found in other languages such as German and Hindi. In the literature, wh-scope-marking has been analyzed such that the embedded question functions as a restriction on the matrix propositional wh-phrase, with the two forming a constituent in the underlying structure. However, this constituent structure has been motivated solely on semantic grounds and lacks direct syntactic support. I argue that Tamil wh-scope-marking provides syntactic support for the constituency between the matrix wh-phrase and the embedded questoin, using a Proper Binding Condition (PBC) effect as a diagnostic. These findings thus provide empirical support for the constituent structure assumed in previous semantic analyses and help bridge the gap between syntax and semantics in the analysis of wh-scope-marking.
AbstractList This study shows that Tamil exhibits wh-scope-marking constructions that share general properties with those found in other languages such as German and Hindi. In the literature, wh-scope-marking has been analyzed such that the embedded question functions as a restriction on the matrix propositional wh-phrase, with the two forming a constituent in the underlying structure. However, this constituent structure has been motivated solely on semantic grounds and lacks direct syntactic support. I argue that Tamil wh-scope-marking provides syntactic support for the constituency between the matrix wh-phrase and the embedded questoin, using a Proper Binding Condition (PBC) effect as a diagnostic. These findings thus provide empirical support for the constituent structure assumed in previous semantic analyses and help bridge the gap between syntax and semantics in the analysis of wh-scope-marking.
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