Mandarin questions

Mandarin leaves its wh-phrases in situ, and the aggressively non-D-linked modifier dàodǐ 到底 'on earth' need not sit next to the wh-phrase it modifies: it moves to matrix Spec-CP on its own ([Cho12]), which is where [CS26] locate its difference from English and Singlish the-hell.

References

• [Cho12]
• [CS26]

def Mandarin.Questions.daodi : WhModifier

dàodǐ 到底 'on earth': moves to its scope position on its own.

Equations

• Mandarin.Questions.daodi = { form := "dàodǐ", gloss := "on earth", mobility := WhModifier.Mobility.independent }