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==Definition==
 
'''Wh-island''' is the extraction [[island]] created by an embedded sentence which is introduced by a ''wh''-word.
 
'''Wh-island''' is the extraction [[island]] created by an embedded sentence which is introduced by a ''wh''-word.
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
 
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The complement of ''wonder'' in (i)b is a ''wh''-island. The contrast with (i)a serves to show that it is the ''wh''-element ''to whom'' which blocks the extraction of ''what''.
the complement of ''wonder'' in (i)b is a ''wh''-island. The contrast with (i)a serves to show that it is the ''wh''-element ''to whom'' which blocks the extraction of ''what''.
 
  
 
  (i) a  what did you think [Bert gave t to Bobje]
 
  (i) a  what did you think [Bert gave t to Bobje]
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The ill-formedness of (i)b is usually explained as a [[Subjacency]] violation. In the [[Minimalist Program]], wh-islands are analyzed as an effect of the [[Minimal Link Condition]].
 
The ill-formedness of (i)b is usually explained as a [[Subjacency]] violation. In the [[Minimalist Program]], wh-islands are analyzed as an effect of the [[Minimal Link Condition]].
  
=== Links ===
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Wh-island&lemmacode=87 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Wh-island&lemmacode=87 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Chomsky, N. 1986b. ''Barriers,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1986b. ''Barriers,'' MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht.
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[[Category:Syntax]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 4 September 2014

Definition

Wh-island is the extraction island created by an embedded sentence which is introduced by a wh-word.

Example

The complement of wonder in (i)b is a wh-island. The contrast with (i)a serves to show that it is the wh-element to whom which blocks the extraction of what.

(i) a   what did you think [Bert gave t to Bobje]
    b  *what did you wonder [to whom Bert gave t t]

The ill-formedness of (i)b is usually explained as a Subjacency violation. In the Minimalist Program, wh-islands are analyzed as an effect of the Minimal Link Condition.

Links

References

  • Chomsky, N. 1986b. Barriers, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.
  • Chomsky, N. 1964. Current issues in linguistic theory, Mouton, The Hague.
  • Ross, J.R. 1967. Constraints on variables in syntax, doctoral dissertation, MIT (published as 'Infinite syntax!' Ablex, Norwood (1986)).
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