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Anti-contiguity - A Theory of Wh- Prosody (Hardcover)
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Anti-contiguity - A Theory of Wh- Prosody (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
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A recent wave of research has explored the link between wh- syntax
and prosody, breaking with the traditional generative conception of
a unidirectional syntax-phonology relationship. In this book, Jason
Kandybowicz develops Anti-contiguity Theory as a compelling
alternative to Richards' Contiguity Theory to explain the
interaction between the distribution of interrogative expressions
and the prosodic system of a language. Through original and highly
detailed fieldwork on several under-studied West African languages
(Krachi, Bono, Wasa, Asante Twi, and Nupe), Kandybowicz presents
empirically and theoretically rich analyses bearing directly on a
number of important theories of the syntax-prosody interface. His
observations and analyses stem from original fieldwork on all five
languages and represent some of the first prosodic descriptions of
the languages. The book also considers data from thirteen
additional typologically diverse languages to demonstrate the
theory's reach and extendibility. Against the backdrop of data from
eighteen languages, Anti-contiguity offers a new lens on the
empirical and theoretical study of wh- prosody.
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