This article provides an overview of the issues and proposals surrounding wh-insitu since the 1980s. In particular, it discusses the question of whether or not in-situ wh-phrases undergo covert wh-movement. Aside from reviewing the basic arguments for and against covert wh-movement, it considers alternative proposals put forth, ranging from movement of elements other than wh-phrases themselves,...

This study explored Wh question comprehension in Hebrew-speaking children with syntactic SLI (S-SLI), comparing which and who questions and subject and object questions. The participants were 14 Hebrew-speaking children with S-SLI aged 9;3-12;0, and the control group included 25 typically developing children aged 9;1-10;0. The study used two binary picture selection tasks. The results indicated...

This study explored Wh question comprehension in Hebrew-speaking children with syntactic SLI (SySLI), comparing which and who questions and subject and object questions. The participants were 14 Hebrew-speaking children with SySLI aged 9;312;0, and the control group included 25 typically-developing children aged 9;1-10;0. The study used two binary picture selection tasks. The results indicated ...

This paper quantitatively evaluates the empirical claim that adding a third wh-phrase to object-initial multiple-wh-questions increases their acceptability (e.g., Bolinger 1978, Kayne 1983)—a claim that posed a problem for accounts of the subject/object asymmetry in multiplewh-questions (e.g., Chomsky 1973, 1993; Lasnik & Saito 1984; Pesetsky 1987, 2000; Richards 2001). Recently, Clifton et al....

This study explored Wh question comprehension in Hebrew-speaking children with syntactic SLI (S-SLI), comparing which and who questions and subject and object questions. The participants were 14 Hebrew-speaking children with S-SLI aged 9;3-12;0, and the control group included 25 typically developing children aged 9;1-10;0. The study used two binary picture selection tasks. The results indicated...

The present study investigated the hypothesis that children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) have a greater difficulty in responding to Wh- than Yes/No questions across languages. Conversations between Taiwanese children and their mothers were investigated and the children's response adequacy to maternal questions in a semi-structured setting were examined. Twelve Taiwanes...