Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian)
This paper focuses on prosodic adjunction at the Prosodic Word level in a polysynthetic language. I argue that recursion at a depth of more than two levels can only be generated by a theory which requires exact correspondence between certain syntactic phrases and Prosodic Words. Such a theory is sim...
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| description | This paper focuses on prosodic adjunction at the Prosodic Word level in a polysynthetic language. I argue that recursion at a depth of more than two levels can only be generated by a theory which requires exact correspondence between certain syntactic phrases and Prosodic Words. Such a theory is similar to Phonological Phrase correspondence in Match Theory, suggesting there is an underlying shared property between correspondence at the Prosodic Word and Phonological Phrase levels. In addition, this theory must include a constraint which prohibits recursive prosodic constituents in order to generate the attested typology of clitics across languages. The empirical focus is the prosodic structure of the verbal complex in Blackfoot (Algonquian; ISO 639-3: bla). Using phonotactic evidence I argue that the <i>v</i>P phase corresponds to a Prosodic Word, and that each prefix to the stem is a Prosodic Word adjunct. I then compare several theories of the syntax-prosody interface, including versions of Alignment Theory, Wrap Theory, and Match Theory. A subset of schematic candidates with one or two prefixes to a stem are used to determine which theories generate the attested typology of clitics as well as a multiply recursive Prosodic Word structure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-421705f507564b61b57a701c978902992023-11-23T17:20:08ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2022-06-017315910.3390/languages7030159Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian)Natalie Weber0Department of Linguistics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USAThis paper focuses on prosodic adjunction at the Prosodic Word level in a polysynthetic language. I argue that recursion at a depth of more than two levels can only be generated by a theory which requires exact correspondence between certain syntactic phrases and Prosodic Words. Such a theory is similar to Phonological Phrase correspondence in Match Theory, suggesting there is an underlying shared property between correspondence at the Prosodic Word and Phonological Phrase levels. In addition, this theory must include a constraint which prohibits recursive prosodic constituents in order to generate the attested typology of clitics across languages. The empirical focus is the prosodic structure of the verbal complex in Blackfoot (Algonquian; ISO 639-3: bla). Using phonotactic evidence I argue that the <i>v</i>P phase corresponds to a Prosodic Word, and that each prefix to the stem is a Prosodic Word adjunct. I then compare several theories of the syntax-prosody interface, including versions of Alignment Theory, Wrap Theory, and Match Theory. A subset of schematic candidates with one or two prefixes to a stem are used to determine which theories generate the attested typology of clitics as well as a multiply recursive Prosodic Word structure.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/3/159BlackfootAlgonquianrecursionadjunctionprosodyphonology–syntax interface |
| spellingShingle | Natalie Weber Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian) Languages Blackfoot Algonquian recursion adjunction prosody phonology–syntax interface |
| title | Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian) |
| title_full | Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian) |
| title_fullStr | Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian) |
| title_short | Prosodic Word Recursion in a Polysynthetic Language (Blackfoot; Algonquian) |
| title_sort | prosodic word recursion in a polysynthetic language blackfoot algonquian |
| topic | Blackfoot Algonquian recursion adjunction prosody phonology–syntax interface |
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