'What' clauses can and 'which' cannot: A Romanian puzzle

IF 1.9 1区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Language Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1353/lan.2023.a907017

Anamaria Falaus, Ivano Caponigro

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Abstract: A previously unnoticed puzzle is presented concerning the distribution of wh-determiners in free relative clauses in Romanian: while care 'which' + NP can never introduce free relative clauses, ce 'what' + NP does so productively, as do all other wh-words. New evidence is provided showing that care 'which' + NP in interrogative clauses in Romanian exhibits strong discourse-anaphoric requirements, unlike ce 'what' + NP. This feature of care 'which' + NP is suggested to be responsible for the puzzle by triggering a clash with the basic set-denoting function of a free relative clause, along the lines of what is observed in light-headed relative clauses.

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“什么”从句能和“哪个”从句不能:一个罗马尼亚难题

摘要:关于罗马尼亚语自由定语从句中wh限定词的分布，提出了一个以前未被注意到的难题:虽然“which”+ NP不能引入自由定语从句，但“what”+ NP可以有效地引入自由定语从句，就像所有其他wh词一样。新的证据表明，罗马尼亚语疑问句中的“which”+ NP与“what”+ NP不同，表现出强烈的语篇回指要求。这种“which”+ NP的特征被认为是造成这个谜题的原因，因为它触发了与自由定语从句的基本集合表示功能的冲突，就像在轻头定语从句中观察到的那样。

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