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Missing determiners/complemetizers in wh-questions: Evidence from Skwxwú7mesh and Halq’em’ylem

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According to standard analyses, Salish wh-questions are formed by means of clefting. In this construction, the cleft is introduced by a determiner/complementizer. In this paper, we present preliminary data on a previously unnoticed pattern in Upriver Halq’eméylem and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh where the determiner/complementizer is missing. We discuss several well-formedness conditions associated with this pattern and suggest possible avenues for a formal analysis.

Creators Carrie Gillon
Martina Wiltschko

IdentifierAW.00089

Date2004

ThemesLanguage and Linguistics

Publication DetailsPapers for the International Conference on Salish Languages (ICS(N)L)
39, 215-230

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GenreWorking Papers

URLhttps://lingpapers.sites.olt.ubc.ca/icsnl-volumes/

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