Difference between revisions of "Pied Piping"
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*Cò aige a tha am bata "who has the stick" | *Cò aige a tha am bata "who has the stick" | ||
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| + | |cànanaich' | ||
| + | |a | ||
| + | |bhruidhinn | ||
| + | |thu | ||
| + | |ris? | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |who | ||
| + | |the | ||
| + | |linguist | ||
| + | |wh-C | ||
| + | |speak.pst | ||
| + | |2sg | ||
| + | |to.def | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan="2"| 'Which linguist did you speak to?' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Pied-piping== | ||
| + | Less natural compared to the preposition stranding version; Stress on ''cò'' is required; only possible with an echo question reading. | ||
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:{| | :{| | ||
|Rì | |Rì | ||
|cò | |cò | ||
| + | |a | ||
| + | |bhruidhinn | ||
| + | |thu? | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |to | ||
| + | |who | ||
| + | |wh-C | ||
| + | |speak.pst | ||
| + | |2sg | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan="2"| 'To whom did you speak?' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | :{| | ||
| + | |Ri | ||
| + | |cò | ||
| + | |an | ||
| + | |cànanaich' | ||
|a | |a | ||
|bhruidhinn | |bhruidhinn | ||
|thu | |thu | ||
| + | |ris? | ||
|- | |- | ||
|to | |to | ||
|who | |who | ||
| + | |the | ||
| + | |teacher | ||
|wh-C | |wh-C | ||
|speak.pst | |speak.pst | ||
|2sg | |2sg | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |colspan="2"| 'To | + | |colspan="2"| 'To which teacher did you speak?' |
|} | |} | ||
| − | Pied-piping Inversion | + | ==Pied-piping Inversion== |
| + | The preposition must be definite. | ||
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| + | :{| | ||
| + | |Cò | ||
| + | |an | ||
| + | |tidsear | ||
| + | |ris | ||
| + | |a | ||
| + | |bhruidhinn | ||
| + | |thu? | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | |colspan="2"| ' | + | |who |
| + | |the | ||
| + | |teacher | ||
| + | |to.def | ||
| + | |wh-C | ||
| + | |speak.pst | ||
| + | |2sg | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |colspan="2"| 'Which teacher to did you speak?' | ||
|} | |} | ||
| + | :{| | ||
| + | |*Cò | ||
| + | |an | ||
| + | |tidsear | ||
| + | |ri | ||
| + | |a | ||
| + | |bhruidhinn | ||
| + | |thu? | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |who | ||
| + | |the | ||
| + | |teacher | ||
| + | |to | ||
| + | |wh-C | ||
| + | |speak.pst | ||
| + | |2sg | ||
| + | |} | ||
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:13, 6 October 2013
- Cò air a bha an ad?
- Cò leis a tha am bata "who owns the stick"
- Cò aige a tha am bata "who has the stick"
Preposition stranding
Cò bhruidhinn thu ris? who speak.pst 2sg to.def 'Who did you speak to?'
Cò an cànanaich' a bhruidhinn thu ris? who the linguist wh-C speak.pst 2sg to.def 'Which linguist did you speak to?'
Pied-piping
Less natural compared to the preposition stranding version; Stress on cò is required; only possible with an echo question reading.
Rì cò a bhruidhinn thu? to who wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'To whom did you speak?'
Ri cò an cànanaich' a bhruidhinn thu ris? to who the teacher wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'To which teacher did you speak?'
Pied-piping Inversion
The preposition must be definite.
Cò ris a bhruidhinn thu? who to wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'Who to did you speak?'
*Cò rì a bhruidhinn thu who to wh-C speak.pst 2sg
Cò an tidsear ris a bhruidhinn thu? who the teacher to.def wh-C speak.pst 2sg 'Which teacher to did you speak?'
*Cò an tidsear ri a bhruidhinn thu? who the teacher to wh-C speak.pst 2sg
