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Match Theory : An overview

Ishihara, Shinichiro LU orcid and Kalivoda, Nick LU (2022) In Language and Linguistics Compass 16(1).
Abstract
This paper introduces Match Theory, an Optimality-Theoretic approach to the syntax–phonology interface proposed by Selkirk (2011). The theory states that a family of Match constraints favor syntax–prosody isomorphism, but that these can be outranked by constraints on prosodic wellformedness and/or information structure, resulting in certain principled mismatches. We compare Match Theory to previous OT approaches involving edge-alignment, and discuss several outstanding issues for Match Theory such as the proper treatment of asymmetries in syntax–prosody matching.
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Match Theory, Optimality Theory, syntax–prosody interface
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Language and Linguistics Compass
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16
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1
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e12446
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1749-818X
DOI
10.1111/lnc3.12446
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The phonology of subordinate clauses and syntactic processing in Japanese
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English
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