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Syntax-phonology (mis)matches in Wenzhounese: an LFG perspective

Abstract:: Focusing on novel data from the understudied Chinese dialect Wenzhounese, this dissertation analyses (mis)matches between syntactic and prosodic constituents and discusses the implications of these (mis)matches for grammatical theories.

The syntax-phonology interface is proposed to be mediated by a set of universal prosodic categories (prosodic words, phonological phrases, and intonational phrases), which may, but do not have to, align with their syntactic counterparts (words, phra...
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Xie, C. (2024). Syntax-phonology (mis)matches in Wenzhounese: an LFG perspective [PhD thesis]. University of Oxford.

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Xie, C. Syntax-Phonology (Mis)Matches in Wenzhounese: an LFG Perspective. University of Oxford, 2024.

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Xie, C. 2024. “Syntax-Phonology (Mis)Matches in Wenzhounese: an LFG Perspective.” PhD thesis, University of Oxford.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Linguistics Philology and Phonetics Faculty
Oxford college:: Hertford College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0003-4684-974X

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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: HUMS
Department:: Linguistics Philology and Phonetics Faculty
Role:: Supervisor
ORCID:: 0000-0003-3473-0979

+ Clarendon Scholarship More from this funder

Grant:: SFF2122_CB2_HUMS_1149735
Programme:: DPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics

DOI:: 10.5287/ora-y0omgq2zp
Type of award:: DPhil
Level of award:: Doctoral
Awarding institution:: University of Oxford

Language:: English
Keywords:: Chinese

Wenzhounese

syntax-phonology interface

LFG
Subjects:: Lexical-functional grammar

Optimality theory (Linguistics)

Chinese

Syntax

Phonology

Linguistics
Deposit date:: 2024-09-13

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Copyright holder:: Xie, C
Copyright date:: 2024

Licence:: Terms and Conditions of Use for Oxford University Research Archive

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