Abstract
MON types an 'uncertainty' question and non-typing MON adds 'uncertainty' to questions typed by an overt or silent performative. This paper accounts for the placement of MON in both these cases and also explains why V-2 is not triggered when MON occurs sentence initially. The explanation rests on the idea that MON is linearized in the phonology as are other adverbs and that V-2 is phonologically motivated.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Sound Patterns of Syntax |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191722271 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199556861 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2010 |
Keywords
- Adverb placement
- Linearization
- Performative
- Prosody
- V-2 (verb second)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
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