A Variation in Features on Wh-Phrases and C
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Languages differ as to where they place the wh-phrase in simple wh-questions. English obligatorily moves the wh-phrase to Spec, CP in overt syntax. It has been also known that other languages like Chinese differ radically in that they apparently never move the wh-phrase to Spec, CP in overt syntax. I will compare the variation of features on wh-phrases and C, revealed in English and Chinese, with the aim of identifying the parameter responsible for variation between their features. Based on the work of Huang (1982), Lasnik & Saito (1982), Cheng (1991), Chomsky (2000), Pesetsky (2000), as well as the work of Pesetsky & Torrego (2001), I am to find out whether there is a generalization in features on wh-phrases and C in English-type and Chinese-type languages. It is true that there have been dissensions concerning the EPP feature on C. By comparing the cross-linguistic properties on C, we can find a clue in shedding light on the real nature of the property.
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