Chapter 5. Pied-piping in degree wh-clauses in Spanish
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Luis Eguren
Abstract
This paper presents a novel analysis of (non)-pied-piping structures in degree wh-clauses with adjectives in Spanish based on the idea in Heck (2008, 2009) that optional pied-piping cannot exist. Under this assumption, it is argued that pied-piping and non-pied-piping structures in the constructions under study originate from two different structures: pied-piping structures obtain from a standard structural configuration in which the degree wh-form heads a functional phrase in the extended projection of the adjective, whereas the discontinuous structure with cómo de ‘how of’ ([cómo … de+A]) results from a reanalysis process turning de+A into a verbal adjunct. This analysis is extended to related constructions both in Spanish and in other Romance languages, and some apparent counterexamples are also discussed.
Abstract
This paper presents a novel analysis of (non)-pied-piping structures in degree wh-clauses with adjectives in Spanish based on the idea in Heck (2008, 2009) that optional pied-piping cannot exist. Under this assumption, it is argued that pied-piping and non-pied-piping structures in the constructions under study originate from two different structures: pied-piping structures obtain from a standard structural configuration in which the degree wh-form heads a functional phrase in the extended projection of the adjective, whereas the discontinuous structure with cómo de ‘how of’ ([cómo … de+A]) results from a reanalysis process turning de+A into a verbal adjunct. This analysis is extended to related constructions both in Spanish and in other Romance languages, and some apparent counterexamples are also discussed.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Geographic variation of voseo on Spanish Twitter 7
- Chapter 2. Organic models for measuring Spanish learners’ linguistic complexity 39
- Chapter 3. Role of social interaction abroad in the L2 acquisition of sociolinguistic variation 63
- Chapter 4. The effect of grammatical person on subject pronoun expression in the oral narratives of Spanish second language learners 85
- Chapter 5. Pied-piping in degree wh-clauses in Spanish 109
- Chapter 6. Degree, time and focus 133
- Chapter 7. Neural evidence for the processing of referential ambiguity and referential failure in Spanish 153
- Chapter 8. The overt pronoun penalty for plural anaphors in Spanish 175
- Chapter 9. On the origins of Portuguese para form variation 189
- Chapter 10. Developing epistemic meaning 215
- Chapter 11. The acquisition of personal a among Chinese-speaking L2 learners of Spanish 233
- Chapter 12. Proposing a tripartite intensifier system 253
- Chapter 13. Public signage in a multilingual Caribbean enclave 273
- Chapter 14. No es tan simple como parece 295
- Chapter 15. The acquisition of obligatory and variable mood selection in epistemic predicates by L2 learners and heritage speakers of Spanish 319
- Index 343
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Geographic variation of voseo on Spanish Twitter 7
- Chapter 2. Organic models for measuring Spanish learners’ linguistic complexity 39
- Chapter 3. Role of social interaction abroad in the L2 acquisition of sociolinguistic variation 63
- Chapter 4. The effect of grammatical person on subject pronoun expression in the oral narratives of Spanish second language learners 85
- Chapter 5. Pied-piping in degree wh-clauses in Spanish 109
- Chapter 6. Degree, time and focus 133
- Chapter 7. Neural evidence for the processing of referential ambiguity and referential failure in Spanish 153
- Chapter 8. The overt pronoun penalty for plural anaphors in Spanish 175
- Chapter 9. On the origins of Portuguese para form variation 189
- Chapter 10. Developing epistemic meaning 215
- Chapter 11. The acquisition of personal a among Chinese-speaking L2 learners of Spanish 233
- Chapter 12. Proposing a tripartite intensifier system 253
- Chapter 13. Public signage in a multilingual Caribbean enclave 273
- Chapter 14. No es tan simple como parece 295
- Chapter 15. The acquisition of obligatory and variable mood selection in epistemic predicates by L2 learners and heritage speakers of Spanish 319
- Index 343
