This study investigates whether rightward movement can be an option for the derivation of postverbal constituents. By focusing on two lesser-studied members of the Altaic group, namely Uyghur and Khalkha, we will show that the derivation of postverbal constituents is not a cross-linguistically uniform phenomenon. Postverbal constituents in Uyghur behave fully in parallel to leftward scrambled elements, thus, their derivation requires rightward movement. Postverbal elements in Khalkha, on the other hand, are not parts of the sentence they adjoin to but belong to a second sentence, which is subject to phonological deletion under identity to the first sentence. We will further argue that the reason for this asymmetry follows from the parametric nature of EPP effects observed in both languages.
2023. Pseudo-Noun Incorporation and Differential Object Marking,
Lee, Tommy Tsz-Ming
2023. Last but not least: a comparative perspective on right dislocation in Alasha Mongolian. Journal of East Asian Linguistics 32:4 ► pp. 459 ff.
Gürel, Ayşe
2015. First language attrition of constraints on wh-scrambling: Does the second language have an effect?. International Journal of Bilingualism 19:1 ► pp. 75 ff.
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