ABSTRACT
In this chapter I explore the nature of clausal nominalization/substantivization of a specific type of finite clauses in Spanish, namely embedded interrogative and exclamative wh-clauses (<el wh> clauses). The naturally occurring data provided document their use, which is wider than previously indicated. My analysis shows that <el wh> clauses are selected by the same predicates regularly compatible with embedded interrogative and exclamative clauses, including in factive contexts. Further syntactic discussion delves into the comparison between <el wh> clauses and the clausal nominalization/substantivization of finite clauses introduced by the complementizer que (“that”) (<el que> clauses). I show that, unlike the latter, the former may be prepositional objects. The final part focuses on the applicability of recent formal analyses to <el wh> clauses.
