Wh-Scope Marking

This volume is the first comprehensive overview of the syntax and semantics of -scope marking. -scope marking constructions have recently received a lot of attention; their very existence and their intricate properties have important consequences for syntax, semantics, and the syntax–semantics interface (e.g., with respect to the -criterion, the -movement parameter, feature checking, the theory of locality, the interpretation of -phrases and -chains, and the ture of LF). The fifteen contributions share the basic assumptions of the Chomskyan approach to syntax and the model-theoretic approach to semantics; they address a variety of languages (among them German, Hindi, Hungarian, English, Frisian, Kikuyu, and Malay). A recurrent theme in all articles is whether -scope marking should be alyzed in terms of a direct, indirect, or mixed dependency. The wealth of cross-linguistic empirical evidence and the theory-independent relevance of the conclusions should make this book the ultimate source of information on

wh-scope marking for years to come. [Publisher's text]