Syntax-Prosody in Optimality Theory - Theory and Analyses - Jennifer Bellik

Syntax-Prosody in Optimality Theory - Theory and Analyses - Jennifer Bellik

4. Overtly Headed XPs and ι-initial StrongStart in Irish Syntax-Prosody Mapping

Syntax-Prosody in Optimality Theory - Theory and Analyses - Jennifer Bellik

Nick Kalivoda [+-]
Lund University
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Nick Kalivoda is postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University, Sweden.

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Irish phonological phrasing has been the subject of a number of analyses in recent years (Elfner 2012; Bennett, Elfner, McCloskey 2016, 2019). A ranking paradox noticed by Elfner 2012 remains unsolved in the context of standard OT with strict domination. We show that the problem can be solved by introducing a Match constraint sensitive only to overtly headed XPs, and by altering the definition of StrongStart to refer specifically to the left edge of the intonational phrase. The resulting analysis makes predictions for longer sentences of Irish.

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Kalivoda, Nick. 4. Overtly Headed XPs and ι-initial StrongStart in Irish Syntax-Prosody Mapping. Syntax-Prosody in Optimality Theory - Theory and Analyses. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 123-157 Jun 2023. ISBN 9781800502758. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=41005. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.41005. Jun 2023

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