{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-q","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\n\u003cbr\u003einterrogative 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\n\u003cbr\u003ethe 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":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059518820590,"sku":"9780195392265","price":162.34,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780195392265.jpg?v=1736500863","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/the-grammar-of-q","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}