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--- studies:graduation:thesis:topics:linguistics [2019-11-30 12:46] – [Irina Burukina, Marcel den Dikken, Mark Newson, Krisztina Szécsényi] Péter Szigetvári
+++ studies:graduation:thesis:topics:linguistics [2019-11-30 12:55] (current) – [Irina Burukina, Marcel den Dikken, Mark Newson, Krisztina Szécsényi] Péter Szigetvári
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 # The distribution of the quantifiers //some// and //any// in negative and non-negative clauses: syntax and semantics (//I don't want to talk to somebody/anybody; If somebody/anybody tries to take my place; I wonder if somebody/anybody could help me//).
 # The status of //that// in restrictive relatives: relative pronoun or complementiser (//the man who/that I saw//, //the man to who(m)/*to that I spoke, *the man who that I saw//)?
-# The status of //if// and //whether//: complementiser or something else (//I am wondering// {//whether/*if//} //to go//, //It depends on// {//whether/*if//} //he's there//, {//Whether/*if//} //or not he did it remains an open question//)?
+# The status of //if// and //whether//: complementiser or something else (//I am wondering// //{whether/*if} to go, It depends on {whether/*if} he's there, {Whether/*if} or not he did it remains an open question//)?
 # Sentential //vs// constituent negation: How does the distinction manifest itself, in English and other languages? Is the distinction syntactically real, and, if so, how is it represented in syntax?
 # The English determiner system: How many different types of determiners can be distinguished? Are these all treatable in syntax as representatives of the category D (for 'determiner')? If not, what would be the most appropriate treatment(s) of determiner-like elements that are not exponents of the head D?