The Syntax-Phonology Interface and Linguistic Theory: On the Connection between Direct Reference, the Principle of Phonology-Free Syntax, and Linguistic Modelling - Softcover

Almekinders, Sander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3843358249 ISBN 13: 9783843358248

Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

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This thesis deals with what happens (or does not happen) at the interface of syntax and phonology. As this is a rather broad concept to tackle in a single thesis, the focus is on what is known in the literature as the Principle of Phonology-Free Syntax (PPFS). The main research questions of this thesis are 1) What does the interface of phonology and syntax look like? That is, should phonology be allowed to refer directly to syntax, or should an intermediate level of representation be assumed?; 2) Does phonological influence on syntax exist, and if so, to what extent does this happen?; and 3) What is the result of the outcome of questions 1 and 2 in terms of the position of phonology in grammar? The thesis is divided into three parts that each attempt to answer one of these questions. The answers to the research questions have significant consequences for how phonology is represented in the various models of Language. As such, this thesis is a contribution to the discussion about the deceptively simple question 'What is phonology?'.

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The author studied English Linguistics and General Linguistics at Leiden University. His main interests are phonology, the ontology of phonology, and the interaction of phonology with other components of Language.

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• Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3843358249
• ISBN 13: 9783843358248
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
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