Abstract
The Arabic quantifier kull displays a Q_NP and NP_Q alternation. Shlonsky (1991) argues that in both patterns Q heads a QP projection with the NP as a complement that may undergo movement to [Spec, QP] or beyond to yield the NP_Q pattern and Q-float structures. On the contrary, I argue on the basis of evidence from reconstruction, Case, and agreement that the two patterns are radically different. In the Q_NP pattern Q is indeed the head of a QP projection that contains the NP. In the NP_Q pattern, however, Q heads a QP adjunct that modifies the NP and in some cases the VP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 621-642 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Linguistic Inquiry |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Adverb
- Agreement
- Case
- Quantifier
- Quantifier float
- Reconstruction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language