{"product_id":"9780195392272","title":"Grammar of Q","description":"The 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.","brand":"Seth Cable","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45740474007870,"sku":"9780195392272","price":2291.79,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780195392272_77ddb94a-6307-420e-97ab-0a88b9eadee3.jpg?v=1707221790","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780195392272","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}