On optional wh-/focus fronting in Igbo: A SYN-SEM-PHON interaction

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dc.contributor.authorAmaechi, Mary
dc.contributor.authorGeorgi, Doreen
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-04T13:55:42Z
dc.date.available2021-10-04T13:55:42Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses surface optionality in focus fronting in the Benue- Congo language Igbo. A focused XP can occur in-situ or ex-situ. We argue that the optionality does not have its origins in the syntax: in fact, exactly one focused XP has to move to the designated focus position in the left periphery in the syntax. The alternation between in-situ and ex-situ rather arises at PF: either the lowest or the topmost copy of the focus chain is pronounced. The choice is determined by semantic-pragmatic factors, i. e., we see an interaction between PF and LF. This constitutes a challenge for a strict version of the Y-model of grammar.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) – Project ID 317633480 – SFB 1287, Project C05 (Georgi).en_US
dc.identifier.citationZeitschrift für Sprachwissenschaft 2020; 39(3): 299–327en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6519
dc.publisherDe Gruyteren_US
dc.subjectXP-movementen_US
dc.subjectfocus realizationen_US
dc.subjectPF-optionalityen_US
dc.subjectY-modelen_US
dc.subjectcopy pronounciationen_US
dc.subjectBenue-Congo languagesen_US
dc.titleOn optional wh-/focus fronting in Igbo: A SYN-SEM-PHON interactionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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