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construction. 4.2 Split-Combien In this section, I propose that my polyadic analysis of degree adverbs and anti-additive quantifiers can explain some puzzling interactions between these elements and the interrogative degree quantifier combien ‘how many/much’ in the Split-Combien construction. In QAD sentences, we considered examples in which a quantificational adverb appeared both in a DP peripheral position and in a VP peripheral position. With Split-Combien sentences, we are faced with a parallel situation: combien may appear in both a DP peripheral position (27), and a CP peripheral position (28). (27) a. T’as lu combien de livres? You have read how many of books How many books did you read? b. Combien de livres as-tu lus? How many of books have you read How many books did you read? (28) Combien as-tu lu de livres? How many have you read of books ‘How many books did you read?’ The standard analysis is that the split construction is derived through wh− movement of the adnominal adverb into the specifier of CP (or whatever the relevant projection for wh− movement is within the left periphery)(29). Indeed, Rizzi (1990:17) calls the Split-Combien construction an “uncontraversial case of A’-binding”. (29) Combien i as-tu lu [ t i [de livres]] 104
As first noticed by Obenauer (1976), the movement of combien can be blocked by a quantificational adverb, such as beaucoup. (30) *Combien as-tu beaucoup lu de livres? how many have you a lot read of books beaucoup does not block the movement of an entire QP when combien is adnominal. (31) Combien de livres as-tu beaucoup lus? how many of books have you a lot read ‘How many books did you read a lot?’ Rizzi (1990; 2001) proposes that the ‘intervention’ effect that beaucoup has on combien is a due to Relativized Minimality (RM), a fundamental constraint on the possible structures of human language. While the original definition of RM appears in Rizzi’s (1990) monograph of the same name, in this thesis, I adopt his revised version from 2001. The first notion that is important in Rizzi’s theory is that of a Minimal Configuration. (32) Y is in a Minimal Configuration (MC) with X iff there is no Z such that (i) Z is of the same structural type as X, and (ii) Z intervenes between X and Y (Rizzi (2001: 90)) Chains between different copies of the same element (i.e. movement chains) are defined with respect to MCs. (33) (A 1 ,...A n ) is a chain iff, for 1 ≤ i < n (i) A i = A i+1 (ii) A i c-commands A i+1 105
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angele
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3.3.1 Split DPs in Old French . . .
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction This thesis
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concrete example of the contributio
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The thesis is organized as follows:
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As pointed out by Keenan & Westerst
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following definitions for beaucoup
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‘I slept a lot’ b. Je suis beau
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(21) Let s 1 ∈ N such that 0 < s
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involves unreducible binary quantif
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dently, are islands for movement. A
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a. ...parce qu’une longue bibliog
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f. Elle a tellement applaudi que..
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2.1.2.3 Multiplicity of Events Anot
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. Elle vient d’avoir beaucoup d
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‘Jean has owned a lot of horses
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sis [i.e. movement analysis-H.B], s
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object. Other more complicated move
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Only the (internal) arguments of V
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Semantic incorporation has been pro
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Based on a study of the scope prope
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QAD sentences with multiple events
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As shown below, like souvent, rarem
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