Wh-questions in Malay: an explanation for the restriction of extraction to subject position with yang
In wh-question formation in standard Malay, only extraction from the subject position is possible. This is in contrast to the English language, where extraction is possible from positions lower than the subject position. In fact, in Malay, any argument in a position lower than that of a subject has...
Main Author: | Wong, Bee Eng |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
2008
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Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1081/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1081/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1081/1/6-Wong_Bee_Eng_6.pdf |
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