Peripheries in Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu : the syntax of discourse-driven movement

Peripheries in Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu : the syntax of discourse-driven movement / Emily Manetta.

This research monograph is an investigation of wh-movement and wh-expletive constructions in the Indic languages Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu. It advances a novel theory of the periphery, or the clausal positions that mediate A-bar movement. In particular, a detailed study of wh-expletives and wh-expleti...

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Main Author: Manetta, Emily
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, 2011.
Series:Language faculty and beyond ; v. 4.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Kashmiri language > Syntax.
Hindi language > Syntax.
Urdu language > Syntax.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Indic Languages.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Hindi language > Syntax
Urdu language > Syntax
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Table of Contents:
  • Peripheries in Kashmiri and Hindi-Urdu; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Feature Stacking; 3. Full and partial wh-movement in Kashmiri; 4. Wh-expletives in Hindi-Urdu; 5. Sluicing in Hindi-Urdu; 6. Conclusions; References; Index.

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