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Academic Paper
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Title:
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A Formalistic Analysis of the Question-word Movement in Persian
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Author:
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Abbas Ali Ahangar
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Institution:
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Sistan and Balouchistan University
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Linguistic Subfield:
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Syntax
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Subject Language:
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Farsi, Western
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Abstract:
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This paper studies the process of wh-word movement in Persian according to the univesal principle of Move-alpha, based ob the Government-Binding Theory (Chomsky,1981,1986). The analysis centers on the optional movement of the wh-word in simple, embedded (complex) interrogative sentences. In this analysis, the principles and syntactic conditions ruling over this syntactic process are determined. Next, the occurrence of the wh-word movement and its A-bar/non-argument nature are substantiated. Also, on the landing site of wh-phrase the onset of sentence(adjunct position) is demonstrated to be most suitable and economical syntactic position for the wh-word to attach to in simple and embedded Persian sentences.
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Individual Paper
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Status:
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Completed
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Publication Info:
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Journal of Faculty of Letters and Humanities(Language & Literature), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, No.2, Vol.36, Summer,2003.
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