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'''Wh-phrase''' is a [[constituent]] that is somehow characterized as a [[question operator]]. A ''wh''-phrase can be a word, ''what'' in (i)a, or an entire phrase, ''which books on quantum physics'' in (i)b. | '''Wh-phrase''' is a [[constituent]] that is somehow characterized as a [[question operator]]. A ''wh''-phrase can be a word, ''what'' in (i)a, or an entire phrase, ''which books on quantum physics'' in (i)b. | ||
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| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Wh-phrase&lemmacode=89 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Wh-phrase&lemmacode=89 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 4 September 2014
Definition
Wh-phrase is a constituent that is somehow characterized as a question operator. A wh-phrase can be a word, what in (i)a, or an entire phrase, which books on quantum physics in (i)b.
(i) a What have they bought?
b Which books on quantum physics have they bought?
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