Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Historical roots of English Complementizers
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| Author: | Neil Salmond | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Syntax
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| Subject Language(s): |
English
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| Query: |
Hi all,
In a lecture the other day, it was noted that many English Complementizers also perform other syntactic roles, eg 'that' as a pronoun, 'who' as an interogative. The lecturer left it hanging in the air, and it has therefore had the, I suppose, desired effect of whetting my curiosity big time. Are the links here lexically specific? Or was there some general rule in the past, that opened complementizer flood gates from other categories? All views welcome; summary forthcoming. - Neil |
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| LL Issue: | 10.1801 | |
| Date posted: | 26-Nov-1999 | |
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