There is reconstruction for Condition C in English questions: North East Linguistic Society (NELS 51)

R. Stockwell; A. Meltzer-Asscher; D. Sportiche

There is reconstruction for Condition C in English questions: North East Linguistic Society (NELS 51)

R. Stockwell, A. Meltzer-Asscher, D. Sportiche

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Abstract

It is theoretically foundational that Condition C persists after A-bar movement; that is, A-bar movement 'reconstructs' for Condition C. However, recent experimental work has questioned the existence of Condition C reconstruction in English (Bruening and Al Khalaf 2019), especially at a distance (Adger et al. 2017). On the contrary, this paper reports a formal, large-scale acceptability rating experiment which supports the claim that there is reconstruction for Condition C in English questions. The discussion reflects on distance, compares our experiment with previous studies, and speculates on a role for accent on the pronoun in alleviating Condition C effects.

Original language	English
Pages	205-214
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 19 Nov 2021
Event	NELS 51 - University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, Canada Duration: 6 Nov 2020 → 8 Nov 2020 https://sites.grenadine.uqam.ca/sites/linguistique/en/nels51

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Conference	NELS 51
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	6/11/20 → 8/11/20
Internet address	https://sites.grenadine.uqam.ca/sites/linguistique/en/nels51

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There is reconstruction for Condition C in English questions: North East Linguistic Society (NELS 51)

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