Wh-FCI in Khalkha Mongolian
Yaxuan Wang
October 2024
 

This paper explores universal Free Choice Items (FCIs) in Khalkha Mongolian using wh-words with the particles l and bol. The analysis suggests l acts as an exclusive focus marker and bol introduces conditional meaning, leading to a universal free choice interpretation under imperfective aspect. Comparisons with similar structures in other languages, like Tibetan (Erlewine 2020), provide a broader perspective on FCI encoding in Khalkha Mongolian.
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Reference: lingbuzz/008527
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Published in: Proceedings of WAFL 18
keywords: free choice, exhaustification, semantics
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