Recursivity and Focus in the Prosody of Xitsonga DPs

This paper explores the prosodic patterns of complex DP structures in Xitsonga by looking at penultimate lengthening in DPs with marked and unmarked word orders of different types. We discuss the underlying syntactic structures and prosodic realizations of Xitsonga DPs. We are particularly intereste...

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Main Authors: Seunghun J. Lee, Kristina Riedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/2/150