{"product_id":"9780195392265","title":"The Grammar of Q: Q-Particles, Wh-Movement, and Pied-Piping","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grammar of Q\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003eCable 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009055703280,"sku":"9780195392265","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195392265_p0.jpg?v=1763665350","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195392265","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}