Add to ORKGThis paper examines the role of the focus particle du in the formation of wh-interrogatives in the Miyara variety of Yaeyaman, a Ryukyuan language spoken on and around Ishigaki island in Okinawa prefecture, Japan.1 In Miyaran wh-interrogatives, wh-phrases are often marked with du. In assertive reponses to wh-questions, the constituent corresponding to the wh-phrase also shows a strong tendenc
This paper discusses focus ambiguities caused with Japanese focus particles, such as -sae ‘even’ and...
Focused constituents such as Wh-words and contrastive expressions receive prosodic prominence in man...
Crosslinguistically, there exists ample evidence that some ‘why’ questions are unique among wh-quest...
This paper examines the role of the focus particle du in the formation of wh-interrogatives in the M...
A phenomenon very similar to the Old Japanese dzo-type kakari musubi is seen in Ryukyuan dialects. W...
When we pay close attention to the prosody of Wh-questions in Japanese, we discover many novel and i...
When we pay close attention to the prosody of Wh-questions in Japanese, we discover many novel and i...
The paper reports experimental results on the intonation of wh- and yes/no-questions in Tokyo Japane...
The Third Position for a Wh-Phrase* It is well known that at least in some languages wh-phrases unde...
A left peripheral focus and a wh-element cannot co-occur in main interrogatives in Italian, whereas ...
When we pay close attention to the prosody of Wh-questions in Japanese, we discover many novel and i...
The wh-parameter determines whether the wh-expression can be fronted or not. Studies on a number of ...
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics The thesis presents a theoretical and experimental investigation...
This paper explores question formation in Kitharaka (E54; Bantu; Kenyan) within the crosslinguistic ...
This paper investigates the grammatical properties of wh-in-situ constructions in Kavalan and Amis, ...
This paper discusses focus ambiguities caused with Japanese focus particles, such as -sae ‘even’ and...
Focused constituents such as Wh-words and contrastive expressions receive prosodic prominence in man...
Crosslinguistically, there exists ample evidence that some ‘why’ questions are unique among wh-quest...
This paper examines the role of the focus particle du in the formation of wh-interrogatives in the M...
A phenomenon very similar to the Old Japanese dzo-type kakari musubi is seen in Ryukyuan dialects. W...
When we pay close attention to the prosody of Wh-questions in Japanese, we discover many novel and i...
When we pay close attention to the prosody of Wh-questions in Japanese, we discover many novel and i...
The paper reports experimental results on the intonation of wh- and yes/no-questions in Tokyo Japane...
The Third Position for a Wh-Phrase* It is well known that at least in some languages wh-phrases unde...
A left peripheral focus and a wh-element cannot co-occur in main interrogatives in Italian, whereas ...
When we pay close attention to the prosody of Wh-questions in Japanese, we discover many novel and i...
The wh-parameter determines whether the wh-expression can be fronted or not. Studies on a number of ...
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics The thesis presents a theoretical and experimental investigation...
This paper explores question formation in Kitharaka (E54; Bantu; Kenyan) within the crosslinguistic ...
This paper investigates the grammatical properties of wh-in-situ constructions in Kavalan and Amis, ...
This paper discusses focus ambiguities caused with Japanese focus particles, such as -sae ‘even’ and...
Focused constituents such as Wh-words and contrastive expressions receive prosodic prominence in man...
Crosslinguistically, there exists ample evidence that some ‘why’ questions are unique among wh-quest...