Sluicing in Basque: a move-and-delete analysis

In this paper I explore sluicing in Basque, the elliptical phenomenon whereby the interrogative clause is elided, but the wh-remnant is pronounced. Specifically, I address the long-debated question of whether sluicing involves a full-fledged syntactic structure or not. By employing diverse cross-lin...

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Published in:Fontes linguae vasconum no. 138; pp. 341 - 373
Main Author: Macazaga Núñez, Irene
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pamplona Gobierno de Navarra, Fondo de Publicaciones 2024
Gobierno de Navarra
Subjects:
Basque
Basque language
Basque people
Ellipsis
move-and-delete
sluicing
Syntactic movement
syntactic structure
Syntactic structures
Syntax
ISSN:0046-435X, 2530-5832
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Summary:In this paper I explore sluicing in Basque, the elliptical phenomenon whereby the interrogative clause is elided, but the wh-remnant is pronounced. Specifically, I address the long-debated question of whether sluicing involves a full-fledged syntactic structure or not. By employing diverse cross-linguistic tests (case matching, binding, and adposition (non-)stranding), I show that there is structure therein. In short, I entertain the hypothesis that this phenomenon involves independently available wh-movement and subsequent deletion of the ellipsis site, which consists of silent structure; namely, I propose a move-and-delete account for sluicing in Basque.
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ISSN:0046-435X
2530-5832
DOI:10.35462/flv138.2