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Basque non-interrogative nola as a (de dicto) factive complementizer

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This chapter proposes an analysis of the syntax and semantics of non-V2 nola-headed embedded clauses in Basque. Such structures have a particular behavior in three main respects: (i) Contrary to its appearance, nola does not behave like a manner wh-item; it is rather a complementizer; (ii) contrary to other types of embedded clauses, nola-headed clauses have to appear in a postverbal position; and (iii) they bring about a factive reading. A derivational analysis is proposed tying these properties together: analyzing nola as a complementizer (a Force head), the structure will be nonconvergent if it stays in situ; as it would constitute a configuration violating the Final over Final Condition (FOFC), given that a head-last structure would immediately dominate a head-first structure. The alternative configuration with extraposition of the embedded clause, however, evades any violation of FOFC.
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hal-04387236 , version 1 (30-09-2024)

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Aritz Irurtzun. Basque non-interrogative nola as a (de dicto) factive complementizer. Łukasz Jędrzejowski; Carla Umbach. Non-Interrogative Subordinate Wh-Clauses, Oxford University Press, pp.85-123, 2023, Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics, 9780192844620. ⟨10.1093/oso/9780192844620.003.0004⟩. ⟨hal-04387236⟩
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