Maintaining the Doublet Analysis to Transparent Free Relatives: Reply to Song and Kim (2016)

This paper attempts to defend Lee s (2015) doublet analysis to Transparent Free Relatives (TFRs) from English dealing with some potential problems to this analysis raised by Song and Kim (2016), who proposed the late merger approach to TFRs in their (2015) earlier paper. It is shown that the doublet analysis can be maintained surviving the criticisms by Song and Kim (2016), and that the late merger approach still has more to say. In so doing, Lee s analysis is clarified and refined, thanks to them.

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Late Merger Approach and Doublet Analysis

3. Accommodation of Problems with the Doublet Analysis Raised by Song and Kim (2016)

4. How the Late Merger Approach Deals with Discontinuous TFRs and NPI Licensing

5. Maintaining the Doublet Analysis

6. Conclusion

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