On A-bar movements in Bulgarian and their interaction

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ID20344384
AuthorsMariana Lambova (corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume18
Issue4
Publication date2001-01-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Linguistic Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tlir.2001.005
OpenAlexW1995270586
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

I argue for a discourse-oriented projection in the CP field based on two seemingly unrelated phenomena: the penetrability of the wh-cluster in a multiple wh-fronting construction in Bulgarian and the order of topics with respect to fronted focused phrases. I show that an adjunct can break sequences of fronted wh-phrases in Bulgarian. However, it can follow only the first wh-phrase. Furthermore, no intervening material is allowed in the presence of a topic. My analysis of these facts provides support for Boskovic's (1998a) Economy/Focus Movement account of multiple wh-fronting as an epiphenomenon with one modification: topic and focus are licensed in the same projection, ΔP, which C takes as a complement (cf Uriagereka, 1995a,b). I claim that only one wh-phrase is in SpecCP while its copy and the rest of the wh-phrases are in SpecΔP. Intonation considerations force the pronunciation of the wh-cluster below the topic, and the same factor determines the order of fronted topics and foci

Bulgarian · Linguistics · Phrase · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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