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On Wh... Dou Constructions

Author

Jo-wang Lin

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Wh... dou constructions, Wulun ‘no matter’, Distribution Operator

Abstract

      This paper discusses the syntax and semantics of wh... dou constructions thich I argue are elliptical wulun-constructions. I show th at whlun ‘no matter’ can select either a question or a wh-NP as its complement. Semantically, wulun is treated as an operator which forms the union of the extension of its complement. The function of dou in wh... dou constructions is to distribute over the members of the generalized more adequate and theoretically neater than Lee’s (1986) and Cheng’s (1991,1995) treatments of same constructions.