GoTriple - The Structure & Derivation of Split Focalization

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Contributors

Hizkuntzalaritza Teorikorako Taldea (HITT) ; University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU),

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea [Guipúzcoa] (EHU) ; Universidad del Pais Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea [Espagne] (UPV/EHU)

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Publisher

HAL CCSD,

C. Umbach & K. von Heusinger

Abstract

In this paper I propose a minimalist and derivational theory of the Focus Structure that explains in a straightforward way the focal patterns of the answers of multiple-Wh questions as instances of split focus structures.