Wh-Clauses in Classical Portuguese: Verb Movement and the Left Periphery | Orações-Wh No Português Clássico: Movimento Do Verbo E Periferia Esquerda

Abstract

<p>Within the generative literature on wh-interrogatives in Classical Portuguese, it is traditionally assumed that, in matrix clauses, this language shows generalized verb movement to the CP field (DAVID, 2016; KATO; MIOTO, 2005; KATO; RIBEIRO, 2009; LOPES-ROSSI, 1996). In this paper, we present further evidence which confirms such an analysis. Under a cartographic view of the CP layer (RIZZI, 1997, 2001, 2004), we show, however, that the verb does not occupy the same position in two types of wh-clauses, an aspect not discussed in the previous literature. Our proposal is that this difference is related to the fact that Classical Portuguese is characterized as a V2 language (ANTONELLI, 2011; GALVES; PAIXÃO DE SOUSA, 2017; GIBRAIL, 2010).</p><p> </p><p><strong>Resumo:</strong> No âmbito da literatura gerativista sobre interrogativas wh do português clássico, tradicionalmente se assume que, em orações matrizes, essa língua apresenta movimento generalizado do verbo para a camada CP (DAVID, 2016; KATO; MIOTO, 2005; KATO; RIBEIRO, 2009; LOPES-ROSSI, 1996). Neste artigo, apresentamos evidências adicionais que confirmam esse tipo de análise. Sob uma visão cartográfica do nível CP (RIZZI, 1997, 2001, 2004), mostramos, no entanto, que o verbo não ocupa a mesma posição em dois tipos específicos de interrogativas wh, aspecto este ainda não discutido na literatura. Nossa proposta é que essa diferença se relaciona ao fato de que o português clássico se caracteriza como uma língua V2 (ANTONELLI, 2011; GALVES; PAIXÃO DE SOUSA, 2017; GIBRAIL, 2010)<em>.</em></p><p> </p>

The Preposition Stranding in IRAQI Arabic Sluicing Conditions and Generalization

“…033 ) C19) Although there is strong evidence that sluicing is the result of normal questions in the form of identity, sluicing is insensitive to the Islands form, as indicated by Merchant (2008), Lasnic (2007). Thus, if sluicing is derived by regular wh-movement, and is thus subject to its restrictions, what seems to be grammatical sluicing actually stems from grammatically incorrect island-violating structures (Antonelli, 2017). Sluicing is insensitive to Syntactic Iceland as in other languages in Iraqi Arabic.…”

“…There appears to be copular constructions in which an appropriate wh-question is not accessible (Vangsnes, 2017). In this term it worthy to know that the preposition and stranding was used long before any English speaker objected it (Antonelli, 2017).…”