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- wh_scope
- Mixed Data
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| Language | Question | Subquestion | Color | Parameter | Value | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amharic | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Ika | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | NA | |
| Bernese German | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ND | |
| Gagauz | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Ancash Quechua | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | NA | |
| Hungarian | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Marathi | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Mopan Maya | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | NA | |
| Mooré | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Standard German | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | ||
| Upper Sorbian | 19 | a | wh_scope | 1 | NA |
(19) Does the language have the 'wh-scope marking' construction?
a) Plain example
Context: The police is investigating in a criminal case.
*What does the detective think [who the criminal killed yesterday]?
Intended: 'Who does the detective think, that the criminal killed yesterday?'
Explanation: Working definition of 'wh-scope marking': A dummy interrogative (often 'what' but also 'how' etc.) can be used in the matrix clause to question a constituent from an embedded clause. Make sure that the embedded interrogative is morphologically distinct from the possible dummy element. This is not grammatical in English, but, e.g., is in Hindi:
Siitaa-ne kyaa socaa [ki ravii-ne kisko dekhaa?]
Sita-ERG what thought [that Ravi-ERG who saw]
'Who did Sita think that Ravi saw?'
Note: 'What did Sita think? Who did Ravi see?' (Fanselow)
Background: Wh-scope marking constructions seem to be restricted to O-V languages.