Syntactic Metamorphosis : Clefts, Sluicing, and In-Situ Focus in Japanese
Hiraiwa, Ken and Ishihara, Shinichiro LU
(2012)
In Syntax
15(2).
p.142-180
- Abstract
In this article, we propose that three types of focus constructions in Japanese-clefts, in-situ focus, and sluicing/stripping-share the same underlying structure and are derived by syntactic "metamorphosis" from one structure to another. After revealing similarities between cleft constructions and in-situ focus constructions, we specifically propose that the latter underlies the former, which is derived by a focus movement followed by a heavy remnant movement. It is shown that various properties of cleft constructions follow from the syntax of in-situ focus constructions and movement operations. Then, it is further argued that cleft constructions underlie sluicing/stripping under certain conditions. The article also touches on the... (More)
In this article, we propose that three types of focus constructions in Japanese-clefts, in-situ focus, and sluicing/stripping-share the same underlying structure and are derived by syntactic "metamorphosis" from one structure to another. After revealing similarities between cleft constructions and in-situ focus constructions, we specifically propose that the latter underlies the former, which is derived by a focus movement followed by a heavy remnant movement. It is shown that various properties of cleft constructions follow from the syntax of in-situ focus constructions and movement operations. Then, it is further argued that cleft constructions underlie sluicing/stripping under certain conditions. The article also touches on the so-called clausemate condition found in multiple cleft sentences. A new set of data will be presented that poses a problem for syntactic explanations of this effect.
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- author
- Hiraiwa, Ken
and Ishihara, Shinichiro
LU
- publishing date
- 2012-06-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Syntax
- volume
- 15
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 142 - 180
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84859737950
- ISSN
- 1368-0005
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1467-9612.2011.00164.x
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
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- f4dc278e-bb50-4038-8312-ecea66f34a74
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- 2019-03-07 22:05:26
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