Major phrase, focus intonation, multiple spell-out (MaP, FI, MSO)
(2007) In The Linguistic Review 24(2-3). p.137-167- Abstract
The article discusses interactions between syntactic derivation, semantic scopal relations, and prosodic phrasing in Japanese. I claim that the Major Phrase (MaP) is a result of the mapping of Multiple Spell-Out (MSO) domains onto prosody. I also claim that a Focus Intonation (FI), a prosodic domain triggered by focus, is created independently of MaP phrasing, contrary to previously proposed analyses, in which a FI is created by modifying MaP phrasing. The interactions between prosodic phrasing and semantic scope can be better explained by distinguishing between MaP and FI. I claim that quantifiers and their scopes are sensitive to MaP boundaries, while focus-related scope-taking elements such as wh-phrase and negative polarity items... (More)
The article discusses interactions between syntactic derivation, semantic scopal relations, and prosodic phrasing in Japanese. I claim that the Major Phrase (MaP) is a result of the mapping of Multiple Spell-Out (MSO) domains onto prosody. I also claim that a Focus Intonation (FI), a prosodic domain triggered by focus, is created independently of MaP phrasing, contrary to previously proposed analyses, in which a FI is created by modifying MaP phrasing. The interactions between prosodic phrasing and semantic scope can be better explained by distinguishing between MaP and FI. I claim that quantifiers and their scopes are sensitive to MaP boundaries, while focus-related scope-taking elements such as wh-phrase and negative polarity items are sensitive to FI domains. This generalization is explained under the MSO analysis of MaP/FI formation proposed in this article.
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- author
- Ishihara, Shinichiro LU
- publishing date
- 2007-08-21
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- The Linguistic Review
- volume
- 24
- issue
- 2-3
- pages
- 137 - 167
- publisher
- De Gruyter
- external identifiers
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- scopus:34548049056
- ISSN
- 0167-6318
- DOI
- 10.1515/TLR.2007.006
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- d42aeeaf-c993-435c-af95-658230e3b835
- date added to LUP
- 2019-03-07 22:15:32
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