Question and Information Structure in Urdu/Hindi

Miriam Butt

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Proceedings of LFG14; CSLI Publications On-line

The overall goal of this paper is to open up a new perspective on questions in Urdu/Hindi. The paper focuses particularly on word order variation involving wh-elements. An analysis is developed which seeks to understand these variations not in terms of syntax-specific movement triggers, but via an integration of i(nformation)-structure, more precisely in terms of strategies for information packaging and Common Ground Management.



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