Question particles in Basque

This article proposes separate analyses for the question particles -a and al in Basque, which occur only in polarity questions, within the framework of Generative Grammar. I will propose that the former one, used in the eastern dialects, is the head of FiniteP and that the latter one, used in the ce...

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Vydané v:Isogloss Ročník 4; číslo 1; s. 29 - 53
Hlavný autor: Monforte, Sergio
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Bellaterra Isogloss : Open Journal of Romance Linguistics 07.03.2019
Isogloss. Open Journal of Romance Linguistics
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Servei de Publicacions
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Predmet:
Basque language
Basque people
Conjugation
Dialects
Function words
Generative grammar
microvariation
morphology
Polarity
question particles
Questions
Regional dialects
syntax
ISSN:2385-4138, 2385-4138
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Shrnutí:This article proposes separate analyses for the question particles -a and al in Basque, which occur only in polarity questions, within the framework of Generative Grammar. I will propose that the former one, used in the eastern dialects, is the head of FiniteP and that the latter one, used in the central dialects, occupies the head of Particle Phrase located between TP and the CP field. I provide the following evidence in support of this dual analysis: 1) -a can be used with ote but no other particle can appear at the same time with al; 2) al is compatible with allocutivity but -a is not; 4) and, finally, al can be used in embedded clauses, whereas -a cannot. The fact that -a is not allowed to occur in indirect questions and that it is incompatible with the allocutive verbal paradigm shows that it is in complementary distribution with the head of CP and, therefore, that -a occupies such a head; on the other hand, the impossibility of al to appear with other particles suggest that they must occur in the same position and, since it can appear in embedded questions and with allocutive forms, it does not occupy the head of the CP, but the head of a phrase below.
Bibliografia:2385-4138
Isogloss : Open Journal of Romance Linguistics; Vol. 4 Núm. 1 (2018); 29-53
Isogloss. Open Journal of Romance Linguistics; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2018); 29-53
https://raco.cat/index.php/isogloss/article/view/v4-n1-monforte/443435
https://raco.cat/index.php/isogloss/article/view/v4-n1-monforte/455534
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ISSN:2385-4138
2385-4138
DOI:10.5565/rev/isogloss.48