Adding a Third Wh-Phrase Does Not Increase the Acceptability of Object-Initial Multiple-Wh-Questions

This paper quantitatively evaluates the empirical claim that adding a third wh-phrase to object-initial multiple-wh-questions increases their acceptability (e.g., Bolinger 1978, Kayne 1983)-a claim that posed a problem for accounts of the subject/object asymmetry in multiple-wh-questions (e.g., Chom...

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Main Authors: Fedorenko, Evelina G. (Contributor), Gibson, Edward A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011-06-22T20:38:11Z.
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