In this paper a new analysis of some free relative sentences as selected CPs is proposed. These CPs have a [+WH] phrase in [SPEC, C’] which heads an A’ chain. This A’ chain is responsible of the NONSPECIFIC ARGUMENT interpretation of the sentence. I argue that this analysis has several theoretical and descriptive advantages over the classical one, which treats the sentences as headless relatives.
Published on 01/01/90
Accepted on 01/01/90
Submitted on 01/01/90
Volume 5, Issue 1, 1990
DOI: 10.7203/caplletra.8.7752
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA license
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