Coordinated wh-questions: A response to Bošković (2022)

Citko B., GRACANIN YÜKSEK M.

Journal of Slavic Linguistics, cilt.33, sa.FASL 32, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Özet
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: FASL 32
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1353/jsl.2025.a969999
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Slavic Linguistics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, American Bibliography of Slavic & Eastern European Studies (ABSEES), Communication & Mass Media Index, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: coordinated wh-questions, islands, multiple wh-fronting, superiority
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Bošković (2022) challenges the claim from Citko & Gračanin-Yuksek (2013) that mono-clausal Coordinated Wh-Questions (mCWHs) and multiple wh-questions without coordination are derived through the same mechanism: multiple wh-fronting. This claim predicts that the two constructions behave the same with respect to superiority, which Bošković calls into question. We show that the analysis of Coordinated Wh-Questions in Citko & Gračanin-Yuksek (2013) does derive the parallelism between the two constructions with respect to superiority with one additional assumption: that the sidewards movement of wh-phrases happens late in the derivation. This assumption also derives the sensitivity of mCWHs to islands. We also present some empirical challenges for Bošković’s analysis.