1st Edition
Externalization Phonological Interpretations of Syntactic Objects
By Yoshihito Dobashi
Copyright 2020
204 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
204 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
204 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores theoretical issues of the syntax-phonology interface within the Minimalist Program of linguistic theory and proposes an entirely new approach to prosodic categories. Conceptual as well as empirical questions are addressed, concerning how syntactic objects are mapped to the sensorimotor system through the processes of externalization. Elaborating on recent progress in the... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Prosodic Domains and the Syntax-Phonology Interface: A Chronological Overview
3. Linearizations and Prosodic Domains
4. Minimal Search and Phonological Phrasing
5. Zero Search and Intonational Phrasing
6. Summary
Biography
Yoshihito Dobashi is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University, Japan. He received his PhD from Cornell University in 2003. He has published papers in journals such as The Linguistic Review, Linguistic Analysis, Journal of East Asian Linguistics, and Linguistic Inquiry, as well as edited volumes.
