Historical pragmatics, explicit activation and wh in
situ in French
Pierre Larrivée | Normandie Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CRISCO
(EA4255)
The purpose of this paper is to further the
understanding of the syntax/pragmatics interface with reference to
rare grammatical variables. The usage-based assessment of the
pragmatic value of wh in situ in French shows that
contrary to claims in the literature, the variable does not have a
categorical pragmatic value in the contemporary period. It does
historically have a categorically discourse-old, explicitly
activated status, when it emerges as a new variable representing
less than 1% of partial questions. Converging with current studies,
an activation condition is proposed: rare emerging grammatical
variables representing less than 1% of occurrences in the relevant
category enter the grammatical system with an explicit activation
value.
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