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the syntax and semantics of relativization and quantification

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allowing an external interpretation <strong>of</strong> tukuilla ‘all’ but <strong>the</strong> last was deemed degraded<br />

(or, to quote <strong>the</strong> consultant directly “underst<strong>and</strong>able, but not perfect”). The first<br />

was <strong>the</strong> preferred construction for this meaning.<br />

(4.49) [Tukuilla [Paul feria-pi ranti-shka] waka]-ka yana-mi.<br />

all Paul market-loc buy-nm cow-top black-evid<br />

‘All <strong>the</strong> cows that Paul bought in <strong>the</strong> market were black.’<br />

(4.50) [[Paul<br />

Paul<br />

feria-pi<br />

market-loc<br />

tukilla<br />

all<br />

waka-ta<br />

cow-acc<br />

ranti-shka]]-ka<br />

buy-nm-top<br />

yana-mi.<br />

black-evid<br />

(4.51) [[Paul<br />

Paul<br />

feria-pi<br />

market-loc<br />

tukuilla<br />

all<br />

ranti-shka]<br />

buy-nm<br />

waka]-ka<br />

cow-top<br />

yana-mi.<br />

black-evid<br />

(4.52) ?[[Paul<br />

Paul<br />

feria-pi<br />

market-loc<br />

ranti-shka]<br />

buy-nm<br />

tukuilla<br />

all<br />

waka]-ka<br />

cow-top<br />

yana-mi.<br />

black-evid<br />

Judgments like <strong>the</strong>se make it appear that in IQ, like CQ, <strong>the</strong> head can raise to<br />

an external position. 9 This movement is not linked to lack <strong>of</strong> overt Case marking,<br />

as seen in (4.50).<br />

The quantifier evidence <strong>the</strong>refore suggests that head-raising is possible in IQ,<br />

but it is not directly related to Case-marking <strong>and</strong> in most cases <strong>the</strong> most prominent<br />

reading matches an in-situ analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> head.<br />

4.5.3 Evidence from arguments vs. adjuncts in headless<br />

relatives<br />

The previous section suggested that perhaps head-raising is possible in IQ after all.<br />

In this section I show fur<strong>the</strong>r evidence for head-raising in certain cases <strong>of</strong> relative<br />

9 I note in passing that quantified external heads like (4.52) in CQ did not give<br />

consultants any trouble, although IQ consultants <strong>of</strong>ten hesitated over <strong>the</strong>m, as mentioned<br />

above. I do not know <strong>the</strong> reason for this difference, although it seems likely<br />

to be related to <strong>the</strong> difficulty with determiner incorporation in IQ.

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