On the readings of pourquoi in wh-questions
The literature on wh-items such as why in English points out that this element can be associated with two readings, reason and purpose. Following Reinhart’s (2003) typology for causal relations between two events, Tsai (2008) assumes that the semantics of reason involves a relation called Enable, ac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Linguística |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/rl/article/view/38048 |