French wh -in-situ questions may be infelicitous when a quantifier or focus expression precedes the in-situ wh -phrase (‘intervention effects’). However, these intervention effects are absent in a certain type of context. This paper offers an account of French wh -in-situ questions that explains the role of context. We propose that French wh -phrases can be interpreted in-situ by means of a contextually bound choice function. We further hypothesise that, due to an ongoing process of language change, there are two groups of French speakers. Both groups can interpret wh -in-situ via the choice function but one group may additionally use covert movement. We show how the choice function account along with this ‘Two speaker groups hypothesis’ accounts for the effect of context on intervention effects, as well as several other longstanding debates regarding the semantics and prosody of French wh -in-situ questions.
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International Journal of Romance Linguistics
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Probus is a platform for the discussion of diachronic and synchronic research in the field of Romance linguistics, with special emphasis on phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and language acquisition. The journal aims to keep its readers abreast of the developments in Romance linguistics by encouraging problem-oriented contributions that combine a solid empirical basis with the insights provided by modern theoretical approaches. Studies in applied disciplines in any of the sub-areas mentioned above are welcome provided they contribute to a better understanding of the global architecture of the grammar or the concepts and principles that play a role therein.
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W. Leo Wetzels
Department of Linguistics
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
De Boelelaan 1105
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Rafael A. Núñez-Cedeño
Department of Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese (M/C315)
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Jairo Nunes
FFLCH – Universidade de São Paulo
Departamento de Lingüística
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São Paulo SP 05508-900
Brazil
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Department of Linguistics
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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The Netherlands
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Erstveröffentlichung:
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Erscheinungsweise:
2 Hefte pro Jahr
eISSN:
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ISSN:
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