On the Choice of Complementizers in Japanese Wh-Questions and the Structure of the Left Periphery

This paper focuses on the asymmetries between the adjunct wh-phrase naze \u27why\u27 and other wh-phrases regarding the choice of complementizers. I show that the complementizer no, which is typically found at the end of questions, is not an instance of an interrogative complementizer, and occupies a position distinct from that occupied by ka. Adopting Rizzi\u27s (2001) analysis of a reason wh-adjunct, the paper proposes that naze must be licensed by a special head Int, which explains why a non-interrogative complementizer no is needed for naze