Resumptive pronouns in Tuki

This paper argues that in Tuki, gaps construed with WH- or topicalized phrases are null resumptive pronouns rather than WH-traces. Gaps alternate with overt resumptive pronouns. Structures with a gap parallel analogous structures with overt resumptive pronouns with regard to subjacency violations an...

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Autor principal:	Edmond Biloa
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Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 1990
Materias:	Tuki topic wh questions syntax resumptive pronoun gaps Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:81c0df58bec24f21a56c85fffa6aa8a92021-11-19T03:54:31ZResumptive pronouns in Tuki10.32473/sal.v21i2.1074330039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/81c0df58bec24f21a56c85fffa6aa8a91990-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107433https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper argues that in Tuki, gaps construed with WH- or topicalized phrases are null resumptive pronouns rather than WH-traces. Gaps alternate with overt resumptive pronouns. Structures with a gap parallel analogous structures with overt resumptive pronouns with regard to subjacency violations and violations of the Condition on Extraction Domains of Huang [1982], coordination tests, and weak crossover phenomena: gaps and overt pronominals fail to produce weak crossover violations, unlike structures with quantified NP's. Moreover, both the gaps and the overt resumptive pronouns license parasitic gaps, further strengthening the analogy.Edmond BiloaLibraryPress@UFarticleTukitopicwh questionssyntaxresumptive pronoungapsPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 21, Iss 2 (1990)
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description	This paper argues that in Tuki, gaps construed with WH- or topicalized phrases are null resumptive pronouns rather than WH-traces. Gaps alternate with overt resumptive pronouns. Structures with a gap parallel analogous structures with overt resumptive pronouns with regard to subjacency violations and violations of the Condition on Extraction Domains of Huang [1982], coordination tests, and weak crossover phenomena: gaps and overt pronominals fail to produce weak crossover violations, unlike structures with quantified NP's. Moreover, both the gaps and the overt resumptive pronouns license parasitic gaps, further strengthening the analogy.
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title	Resumptive pronouns in Tuki
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Resumptive pronouns in Tuki

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