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Abstract:
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The porpose of the present article is to investigate the derivation of simple interrogative sentences based on Minimalist Program (Chomsky,1995). Within the framework of this linguistic theory, the derivation of interrogative forms follows only one of the two options of the binary parameter [+/- wh-movement]. Hence, there is no room for optional application of wh-movement operation. However, the study of Persian interrogatives indicates that such sentences are derived in two ways: (a) the occurrence of wh-phrases in situ-posistions, (b) the application of wh-movement. Syntactic-semantic and pragmatic considerations, in fact, give rise to different constituent orders of wh-interrogative derivations.
Keywords: Minimalist program, Interrogative forms, Persian Language
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Publication Info:
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Journal of Faculty of Letters and Humanities (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad), Language and Literature, Vol.39, No.2, Summer 2006.
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