Query Details
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History of wh-movement
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| Author: | Gisbert Fanselow | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
General Linguistics
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| Query: |
Does anybody know anything about the following questions:
a. how does a language acquire a rule of obligatory fronting of wh-phrases b. how does a language lose such a rule? If I get interesting replies, a summary will be posted. Thanks Gisbert Fanselow fanselow@rz.uni-potsdam.de Gisbert Fanselow Motto: Linguist - tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Address: Linguistics Department University of Potsdam P.O. Box 601553 D-14415 Potsdam Germany Fon: x49-331-977-2446 Fax: x49-331-977-2761 URL: http://www.ling.uni-potsdam.de/~fanselow/ There was a silly syndicated column by James Kilpatrick in our newspaper today (''When a suffix won't suffice any more'', Raleigh News & Observer, 10/05/98), that laments the decline and going out of use of the English ''feminine suffixes'' -ess, -ette, and -ix. That makes me wonder whether a collection of stupid or uninformed public statements about language exists somewhere in book form or whether some of you may have a private collection of such things they would be willing to share.This would make great discussion material for an Intro to Linguistics class. Thank you very much for any leads you can give! Gert Webelhuth - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gert Webelhuth Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3155 http://www.unc.edu/~webelhut I HAVE A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS. MAIL SENT TO ANY OTHER ADDRESS MAY NOT REACH ME!!! webelhut@mindspring.com (drop final ''h'' of my last name!) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ''The system trains people to be purchasers manipulated by hip, in and out, hot and not hot..'' Joni Mitchell Hello Fellow Linguists, For my thesis I am developing a supplemental online course for a German class. I am using WebCT and mainly provide them with an opportunity to practice grammar, find out cultural information about Germany and do online discussion and chat. I would like to get into contact with people who are working on similar projects (could be other languages or classes that are taught entirely online). I would also like to get in touch with people who can point me in the right direction to find background information on such projects. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated, Sabine Siekmann |
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| LL Issue: | 9.1381 | |
| Date posted: | 05-Oct-1998 | |
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