Abstract
This paper reports a NegQP (Lee 2011) structure for negative wh-quantifiers (Neg-whQ) in Cantonese, in the combination of a negator mou and a wh-phrase (any DP for other non-existential quantifiers) where the former precedes the later, and discusses the unique overt quantifier raising phenomenon with such kind of strong quantifiers (Diesing 1992) at the syntax-semantics interface. The overt quantifier raising is claimed to be triggered by the uninterpretable features [quant] (Chomsky 1995) and [neg] to account for the sole SOV order of constructions with strong quantifiers in Cantonese. The overt quantifier raising accounts for the dual interpretations of constructions with a neg-whQ, having the non-existential interpretation as well as the possible presupposed existential or sentential negation interpretation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Interfaces in Language 3 |
| Editors | Marina Kolokonte, Vikki Janke |
| Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP) |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 31 |
| Number of pages | 54 |
| Volume | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | (10) 1-4438-4255-9, (13) 978-1-4438-4255-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | The 3rd Conference of the University of Kent’s CLLS Interface Series - Kent, United Kingdom Duration: 4 May 2011 → 6 May 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | The 3rd Conference of the University of Kent’s CLLS Interface Series |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Kent |
| Period | 4/05/11 → 6/05/11 |