17.2296, Qs: The Etymology of Egyptian;Ambiguity and 'that' in (wh-) Questions

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Subject: 17.2296, Qs: The Etymology of Egyptian;Ambiguity and 'that' in (wh-) Questions

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1)
Date: 03-Aug-2006
From: Sandro Capochichi < Sandro.Capochichi at wanadoo.fr >
Subject: The Etymology of Egyptian 

2)
Date: 03-Aug-2006
From: John Winward < winward at tu.ac.th >
Subject: Ambiguity and 'that' in (wh-) Questions 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:14:18
From: Sandro Capochichi < Sandro.Capochichi at wanadoo.fr >
Subject: The Etymology of Egyptian 
 


Greetings,

I would like to know if there exist any cognates to the Ancient Egyptian root 
Sekhem meaning ''power(ful)''. Has anyone written on this issue?

Thanks in advance,

Sandro Capochichi 

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics


	
-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:14:21
From: John Winward < winward at tu.ac.th >
Subject: Ambiguity and 'that' in (wh-) Questions 

	

I'm doing research on the acquisition of  wh- movement by Thai L1 speakers,
using truth value judgement tests on ambiguous question structures that can
be disambiguated by using island effects, superiority etc. 

There's an issue here that looks really basic, but for which I can't seem
to find any references in the literature:

a. Why does John believe Mary is unhappy?
b. Why does John believe that Mary is unhappy?

To my ears at least, while a. is ambiguous between a matrix and embedded
clause reading: 'because he saw her crying' vs. 'because she failed her
exams', b. forces a matrix-clause reading: 'because he saw her crying';
*'because she failed her exams' (it doesn't seem to apply in relative
clauses though).

Is there a standard explanation, that I've somehow managed to miss? Sorry
if this is a dumb question - I'm working a long way away from the
mainstream out here... 

j 

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
 



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