Focus-feature and wh-feature in the light of pied piping behavior in Hungarian

This paper presents the findings of two experiments on pied-piping by a prenominal adjunct in Hungarian focusand wh-constructions. According to Webelhuth (1992) and Cable (2010), pied-piping from adjunct islands is prohibited. The results of the experiments, however, suggest that not only is it possible in Hungarian for the piedpiper to be embedded inside an adjunct island but the embedding of the pied-piper and the movement itself are unrestricted in focus-construction. Pied-piping shows a similar picture in wh-constructions with the restriction that the wh-element has to be discourse-linked for pied-piping to be allowed.