Consider the following data from Slovenian (Slavic):

(a) Marko bere časopis
Marko read.3SG.PRS magazine
'Marko is reading a magazine.'
(b) Kaj Marko bere?
what Marko read.3SG.PRS
'What is Marko reading?'

The word kaj 'what' in (b) starts as the [ Select ] and [ Select ] .

Question

Consider the following data from Slovenian (Slavic):

(a)	Marko	bere	časopis
	Marko	read.3SG.PRS	magazine
	'Marko is reading a magazine.'
(b)	Kaj	Marko	bere?
	what	Marko	read.3SG.PRS
	'What is Marko reading?'

The word kaj 'what' in (b) starts as the [ Select ] and [ Select ] .

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The sentence in (b) raises the wh-question kaj ('what') associated with Marko's reading. 
First, consider where a wh-word often begins in Slovenian syntax: it can originate within the predicate structure as part of the VP’s internal argument structure before undergoing movement to the left periphery. This suggests that kaj starts as a complement of VP, since it is semantically selecting the thing being read. 
Next, to form the question, kaj must move to the specifier of CP so that the wh-feature can attract it to the left edge and license the question interpretation. This movement to the CP edge is a standard wh-movement step in many Slavic languages, aligning with the observed surface order where kaj appears at the front of the clause while the verb remains marked for 3SG.PRS. 
So, the two-part analysis is: kaj starts as a complement of VP (inside the verb phrase) and then moves to the specifier of CP (the left periphery) to form the question. 
Regarding the two provided options: 
- "complement of VP" correctly identifies the initial position of kaj within the VP structure before movement. 
- "moves to the specifier of CP" correctly captures the subsequent syntactic action needed to yield a question form and surface-fronting of kaj. 
If we consider alternative, non-movable explanations, they would fail to account for the observed need for wh-feature checking at the CP edge and the typical internal VP location for the wh-operator prior to movement. 
Putting it together, kaj starts as the complement of VP and moves to the specifier of CP.

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