Thai tones have traditionally been characterized in terms of a correlation between
tones and syllable type (Gandour 1974, Tumtavitikul 1993, Intrasri 2001, Morin
and Zsiga 2006). However, I show that a more interesting ...
This paper presents an in-depth examination of Thai wh-expressions as
variables. I claim that wh-expressions are variables with no inherent interrogative force. As variables, they acquire clifferent interpretations in ...
This paper is concerned with reduced contrastive wh-clefts and reduced
identificational wh-clefts. I argue that cases of apparent wh-movement of bare
wh-expressions are instances of reduced contrastive wh-clefts and ...