Wh-questions with conjunction in Greek: ellipsis as an epiphenomenon of multidominance

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article examines wh-questions with conjunction, i.e. ATB-questions and wh&wh-questions, both of which have been analyzed as elliptical structures in a few different languages. Based on the morphosyntactic and semantic properties of these structures in Greek the article argues against an analysis employing ellipsis. Moreover, it proposes that these complex wh-structures involve multidominance. Specifically, one or more syntactic objects are remerged with Parallel Merge, but they are spelled-out only once, giving rise to discrepancies between meaning and form. According to this approach, ellipsis in wh-questions with coordination can be an epiphenomenon of multidominance.