Different Linking Mechanisms in Multiple Wh-Questions in English and Korean

• 영문명: Different Linking Mechanisms in Multiple Wh-Questions in English and Korean
• 발행기관: 융합영어영문학회
• 저자명: 홍선호(Sun-ho Hong)
• 간행물 정보: 『융합영어영문학(구.English Reading and Teaching)』제8권 3호, 147~178쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.12.31

영문 초록

In this paper, three key issues in multiple wh-questions in English and Korean are revisited. The first issue explores how all wh-words are connected with a complementizer in multiple wh-questions. It is clarified that each wh-word is licensed in terms of scope and interpretation by establishing a specific relation with a Comp containing an appropriate feature set. The second issue delves into how Multiple Agree can be applied to multiple wh-words in long-distance multiple agreement relations, despite the resulting violation of the Phase Impenetrability Condition (PIC). To solve this challenge, Convergence-Based Transfer (or Spell-Out) is introduced as a solution. In this framework, Transfer is applied to DP, VP, vP, TP, and CP, etc., if they are convergent, even though they are not phases, effectively avoiding PIC problems. Finally, the paper considers the contrasts in the scope interpretation of multiple wh-questions in English and Korean. In certain instances of multiple wh-questions, one of the embedded wh-words remaining in the embedded C takes scope differently in the two languages. The discussion explores the possibility that the contrast arises due to the different linking mechanisms (Multiple Agree vs. Multiple Binding) used in English and Korean.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Different Types of Wh-in-situ in Multiple Wh-Questions

III. Multiple Agree in English

IV. The PIC Problem and its Solution

V. Multiple Binding in Korean

VI. Conclusion

Work Cited

키워드

다중 의문사 의문문 국면 국면불침투조건 합치 전이 multiple wh-question phase the Phase Impenetrability Condition Convergence Transfer