Wh-movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf syntactic phenomenon
gptkbp:blockedIn island constraints
gptkbp:compatibleWith all languages
gptkbp:contrastsWith in-situ wh-questions
gptkbp:example What did you see?
Who do you like?
gptkbp:field gptkb:syntax
linguistics
gptkbp:foundIn many languages
gptkbp:has_theoretical_importance_in syntax theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wh-movement
gptkbp:involves fronting of wh-phrases
movement of wh-words
gptkbp:occurredIn relative clauses
questions
exclamatives
gptkbp:relatedTo question formation
A-bar movement
relative clause formation
gptkbp:studiedBy generative grammar
transformational grammar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parasitic_Gaps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5