{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-q-9780195392272","title":"The Grammar of Q","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Grammar of Q puts forth a novel syntactic and semantic analysis of wh-questions, one that is based upon in-depth study of the Tlingit language, an endangered and under-documented language of North America. A major consequence of this new approach is that the phenomenon classically dubbed \"pied-piping\" does not actually exist. Cable begins by arguing that wh-fronting in Tlingit does not involve a syntactic relationship between interrogative C and the wh-word. Rather, it involves a probe\/Agree relation between C and an overt \"Q-particle\" (or \"Q\") c-commanding the wh-word. Fronting of the wh-word in Tlingit is a mere by-product of fronting the QP projected by this Q. From this core observation, he develops a syntax and semantics for Tlingit wh-questions. Given the strong similarity between the wh-constructions of Tlingit and those of more widely studied languages, Cable applies his analysis to a range of other languages and finds that such a \"Q-based\" theory holds a number of interesting consequences in syntax and semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seth Cable","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573006336061,"sku":"9780195392272","price":151.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780195392272.jpg?v=1788508585","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-grammar-of-q-9780195392272","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}