On the Choice of Complementizers in Japanese Wh-Questions and the Structure of the Left Periphery

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• This paper focuses on the asymmetries between the adjunct wh-phrase naze 'why' and other wh-phrases regarding the choice of complementizers. I show that the complementizer no, which is typically found at the end of questions, is not an instance of an interrogative complementizer, and occupies a position distinct from that occupied by ka. Adopting Rizzi's (2001) analysis of a reason wh-adjunct, the paper proposes that naze must be licensed by a special head Int, which explains why a non-interrogative complementizer no is needed for naze.

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著者

• 桑原 和生

  神田外語大学外国語学部

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