Sluicing and sprouting in Jordanian Arabic
This paper investigates elliptical constructions sluicing and
sprouting in Jordanian Arabic (JA), and describes the structure of the sluice
clause, which depends on the type of wh-expressions on the one hand, and whether the
preposition at the sluice is pied-piped on the other hand. The central research
question is how such constructions are derived: via ordinary sluicing or via
pseudosluicing. Cases where a preposition is pied-piped with the
wh-word in the remnant require an ordinary sluicing analysis;
pied-piped PPs are not otherwise found in wh-clefts in JA. However,
in cases where a preposition is not pied-piped, the only possible underlying
derivation is pseudosluicing, with a wh-cleft structure. I also
discuss sprouting, in which the wh-word has no corresponding overt
correlate in the antecedent clause.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.
Wh-questions in JA
- 3.Sluicing in JA
- 4.Sprouting
- 5.Conclusion
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Notes
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