Paper 3829
A Constraint on the Prosodic Realization of Wh-Prosody
Hitomi Minamida
258-265 (complete paper or proceedings contents)
Hitomi Minamida
258-265 (complete paper or proceedings contents)
Abstract
Contiguity Theory (Richards 2016) proposes that syntax and prosody determine how languages mark wh-scope. However, the theory leaves open the question of why both wh-in-situ and wh-movement languages use different wh-prosodies in different prosodic domains. In this paper, I argue that wh-prosody is realized in the lowest possible phonological phrase, determined by Igarashi's (2012) two binary parameters ([+/-lexical tone] and [+/-multiword AP]). I show that my proposal works for both wh-in-situ and wh-movement languages.
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Proceedings of the 42nd West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics
edited by Shweta Akolkar, Amber Galvano, Akil Ismael, Kang Franco Liu, and Line Mikkelsen
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edited by Shweta Akolkar, Amber Galvano, Akil Ismael, Kang Franco Liu, and Line Mikkelsen
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