| ISBN | 978-88-3613-478-6 |
|---|---|
| Numero in collana | 13 |
| Collana | Lingua e Società. Percorsi di studio / ISSN 2723-8962 |
| Autore | Giuseppe Rugna |
| Pagine | VIII-136 |
| Anno | 2024 |
| In ristampa | No |
The present study investigates the distribution of wh-elements in different languagesand across different constructions, with a focus on Romance and Germanic languages.The main theoretical goal of this work is to provide analyses for the lexical andmorphosyntactic properties of wh-elements under a minimalist framework of generative syntax. On the assumption that wh-elements uniformly behave as semantic variables, the issue arises of their cross-constructional morphosyntactic asymmetries (e.g., with respect to their syncretisms/allomorphies in their functions as pronouns and complementizers). In line with minimalist postulates, it is argued that such asymmetries arise at the Sensory-Motor interface as a facet of idiosyncratic externalization requirements. A chapter is also devoted to ‘doubling/copying interrogative constructions in Northern Italian and Germanic dialects, which are examined under the lens of the labeling algorithm and Chomsky’s (2021) recent analysis of chain-formation as involving FormCopy.
Giuseppe Rugna holds a Ph.D. (Doctor Europaeus) in Theoretical Linguistics from the University of Florence, where he has also worked as post-doctoral Researcher on a PRIN project entitled “Models of language variation and change”. His main research interests include various morphosyntactic issues within a minimalist model of grammar (in particular, wh- and prepositional constructions), the lexiconsyntax-morphology interface, chain-formation and the theory of parameters. The results of his research have been reported in peer-reviewed journals and in several international conferences. He is also assistant editor for the scientific journal Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi Orientali (QULSO; Working papers in Linguistics and Oriental Studies).