Coordination in Syntax

Zhang, Niina Ning

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“…Yu (2011Yu ( , 2017; Yu and Özyıldız (2016) showed that absolutive case in Samoan is not unmarked and does in fact have a phonological correspondent in spellout. As shown in (2), revised from (1), a high tone-which we notate as 'H-' and gloss as abs-appears at the right edge of the phonological material immediately preceding the absolutive argument: Before the object le mamanu 'the design' in the transitive clause (2a), and before the subject le malini 'the marine' in the intransitive clause (2b).…”

Section: Syntax-prosody 1: the Invariable Absolutive Highmentioning

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“…Note that case marking will apply to these structures as well, inserting the absolutive H-, yielding a structure that we can assume to be roughly like this: Here we follow Zhang (2009) in assuming that the coordinator 'inherits' the category of its arguments, D in this example (additional detail in Appendix B).…”

Section: The Coordinators Are H-markedmentioning

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“…Here we follow Zhang (2009) in assuming that the coordinator 'inherits' the category of its arguments, D in this example (additional detail in Appendix B).…”

Section: Fronted Arguments Are H-markedmentioning

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(In)variability in the Samoan syntax/prosody interface and consequences for syntactic parsing

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2017

Laboratory Phonology: Journal of the Association for Laboratory Phonology

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While it has long been clear that prosody should be part of the grammar influencing the action of the syntactic parser, how to bring prosody into computational models of syntactic parsing has remained unclear. The challenge is that prosodic information in the speech signal is the result of the interaction of a multitude of conditioning factors. From this output, how can we factor out the contribution of syntax to conditioning prosodic events? And if we are able to do that factorization and define a production model from the syntactic grammar to a prosodified utterance, how can we then define a comprehension model based on that production model? In this case study of the Samoan morphosyntax-prosody interface, we show how to factor out the influence of syntax on prosody in empirical work and confirm there is invariable morphosyntactic conditioning of high edge tones. Then, we show how this invariability can be precisely characterized and used by a parsing model that factors the various influences of morphosyntax on tonal events. We expect that models of these kinds can be extended to more comprehensive perspectives on Samoan and to languages where the syntax/prosody coupling is more complex.

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Section: Syntax-prosody 1: the Invariable Absolutive Highmentioning

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(In)variability in the Samoan syntax/prosody interface and consequences for syntactic parsing

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2017

Laboratory Phonology: Journal of the Association for Laboratory Phonology

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“…This approach doesn't work either because it directly clashes with the contrast in (21). According to the third approach, only the categorial feature of the first conjunct has to be compatible with the position of the position occupied by the coordinate structure (Progovac 1998a;b;Johannessen 1998;Zhang 2009). However, reversing the order of the two conjuncts in (19) doesn't affect the grammaticality of the sentence, contrary what is expected under this approach.…”

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The structure of approximative numerals in German

Pankau

2018

Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics

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This paper argues that approximative numerals in German such as an die zwanzig ‘up to twenty’ are not numerals contained in a PP, as suggested by Corver & Zwarts (2006). Such numerals are compared with regular PPs and shown to never pattern with PPs. Rather, they pattern with numerals modified by an adverb like ungefähr zwanzig ‘approximately twenty.’ The words appearing before the numeral in approximative numerals such as an die ‘up to’ are hence adverbs, contrary to surface appearance. This result is further supported by the observation that in expressions like an die ‘up to’ neither the alleged preposition behaves like a preposition nor does the alleged definite determiner behave like a definite determiner.

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“…comm., 16 June 2014). For a detailed discussion of various issues relating to the syntax of coordination, compare Zhang (2010).…”

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Exploring the function of relative sentences in New Testament Greek

Toit

2015

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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The traditional view of the function of relative sentences in the Greek New Testament differed markedly from that in many modern languages. This view was challenged in the mid-1980s and a number of striking correspondences with a variety of modern (and some classical) languages were pointed out, despite some differences. The purpose of this article is, amongst others, to explore functional aspects of the relative sentence against this background, and to provide further substantiation for the new view and some new perspectives in the light of recent literature. The conclusion is that the view of the functions of the relative sentence, as developed in the mid-1980s, still seems valid. The view is also supported to a large extent by recent literature, especially with respect to the relative sentence's adjectival use, despite differences relating to nuances and terminology. However, recent New Testament grammars still distinguish so-called 'conditional', 'concessive', 'causal', 'final' and 'resultative' relative sentences as part of their adverbial use, despite strong evidence to the contrary. The conclusion reached is that relative sentences seem to have the following functions in New Testament Greek, which correspond to their functions in numerous modern languages: (1) Identifying a referent(s) with or without an overt nominal antecedent. (2) Providing background or additional information for a nominal or sentential antecedent in the form of a parenthesis, explanation or concession, or some combination of these. (3) Qualifying a verb with regard to time, location or manner. (4) Functioning as a conjoined sentence. Read online:Scan this QR code with your smart phone or mobile device to read online. IntroductionThe relative construction, which commonly consists of an antecedent and a relative sentence, is a pervasive phenomenon in the languages of the world, but occurs in a variety of syntactic forms. In view of this, Comrie (1989:142) argues that a functional (semantic, cognitive) definition should be given of the relative construction (in his terms, 'relative clause') which is independent of language-specific syntax. Assuming that restrictive relative sentences are more central to the notion of the relative construction than are non-restrictives, he defines the relative construction as consisting necessarily of a head and a restricting clause (Comrie 1989:143). Whereas the head has a potential range of referents, the restricting clause 'restricts this set by giving a proposition that must be true of the actual referents of the overall construction.' Compare his example, which is repeated here as (1) In (1), the head 'potato' has a range of potential referents, which is limited to one potato by the relative sentence, of which the proposition 'Hasan gave the potato to Sinan' is true (Comrie 1989:142). It should be noted that Comrie's definition includes not only relative constructions that contain finite relative sentences, but also non-finite (e.g. participial) constructions, such as 'leaving on Flight 738' in th...

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Coordination in Syntax

Cited by 54 publications

References 159 publications

(In)variability in the Samoan syntax/prosody interface and consequences for syntactic parsing

(In)variability in the Samoan syntax/prosody interface and consequences for syntactic parsing

The structure of approximative numerals in German

Exploring the function of relative sentences in New Testament Greek

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