Match Theory : An overview
Författare
Summary, in English
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.
Publiceringsår
2022-01-03
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Language and Linguistics Compass
Volym
16
Issue
1
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Ämne
- General Language Studies and Linguistics
Nyckelord
- Match Theory
- Optimality Theory
- syntax–prosody interface
Aktiv
Published
Projekt
- The phonology of subordinate clauses and syntactic processing in Japanese
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1749-818X