Long distance dependencies

What is a LDD?

constituent occupies a position different to the one associated with its primary function

2 types of wh-questions

ex-situ and in-situ

How does English do ex/in situ wh-questions?

can only have 1 ex-situ word

What is DIS?

a set

What language has no ex-situ wh-words?

Japanese

Where does the wh-word go at c-structure?

Spec CP

What goes in the head of C in a wh-clause’s c-structure?

main verb

1 language that can only relativise on SUBJs

Toba Batak

What does a relative pronoun do?

exert anaphoric control over antecedent

2 options for prepositions in relative clauses

pied piping and preposition stranding

Where does a relative pronoun go at c-structure?

spec CP

where does a relativizer go at c-structure?

head of C

What are non-bridge verbs?

verbs that can’t appear on the path from a relative pronoun to the gap

1 example of a non-bridge verb

mutter

coordinate structure constraint for relative clauses: example

*what did you eat and drink some soda?

What does the minimal link condition say?

relative pronoun must be as close to the gap as possible

Where do all German lexical verbs go?

C

1 feature of wh-questions

recursion

How does German shorten the LDD?

wh-scope marking

German wh-scope marking example

Was glaubst du, wen Maria getroffen hat?

1 example of German wh-root clause

wem noch trauen?

Why do we know that wh-words go in Spec-CP

they can coexist with a comp

example of wh-question in Bavarian

I woass ned wann dass da Xavea kummt