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Déchaine, Rose‐Marie; Weber, Natalie

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“…4 This syntactic analysis follows Déchaine & Weber (2018) and Weber (2020). Other syntactic analyses of Algonquian verb stems agree that the first suffix after the √ ROOT is a light verbal head, but differ in how the √ ROOT and the second suffix in transitive verbs are syntacticized (Hirose, 2000; Brittain, 2003; Quinn, 2006; Branigan et al, 2005.…”

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“…The second suffix is ii 3 if the internal argument is a DP and animate, (17a), i if it is a DP and inanimate, (17b), and aki if it is not a full DP, regardless of animacy. Based on derivational paradigms like those above, Déchaine & Weber (2018) and Weber (2020) argue that the verbal suffixes instantiate verbal heads in the standard argument structures shown in (18). In this way there is a onetoone mapping between the morphology and syntax of the verb stem.…”

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“…Other syntactic analyses of Algonquian verb stems agree that the first suffix after the √ ROOT is a light verbal head, but differ in how the √ ROOT and the second suffix in transitive verbs are syntacticized (Hirose, 2000; Brittain, 2003; Quinn, 2006; Branigan et al, 2005. 5 Déchaine & Weber (2018) argues that a √ ROOT in Blackfoot and Plains Cree may syntacticize in one of three ways: as XPadjuncts, as X 0 adjuncts computed online, and as precompiled X 0 adjuncts. Here I focus only on XPadjoined roots.…”

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“…A semantic argument for why verbal heads are bound is also pursued inDéchaine & Weber (2015) for Blackfoot and Plains Cree and inSlavin (2012) for OjiCree. In contrast,Déchaine & Weber (2018) takes the view that this is a morphosyntactic requirement.…”

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Phase-based Constraints within Match Theory

Weber

2021

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This paper argues that Match Theory (Selkirk 2011) cannot account for some types of phrasal syntax-prosody correspondence in Blackfoot (Algonquian; Frantz 2017). I focus on the verbal complex and show that the verbal complex contains phrasal syntactic structure all the way up to a CP phrase, and that it contains two distinct prosodic constituents corresponding the vP/VP and the CP, respectively. Since the verbal complex contains phrasal syntax, theories of phrasal syntax-prosody correspondences should apply. I argue that the definitions of the syntactic units which correspond to prosodic constituents must be redefined based on phases, and show how a phase-based revision of Match Theory can account for the syntax-prosody correspondence in Blackfoot verbal complexes. The result is a unified theory of the prosodic phonology of stems and phrases which is built on universal syntactic definitions. Although Match Theory is the theoretical focus of this paper, the evidence from Blackfoot implies that phrasal syntax-prosody correspondences can and should be brought 'below the word' in any theory of prosodic phonology.

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Weber

2021

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“… 3 If both arguments are plural SAPs, most Algonquian languages index 1 pl in preference to 2 pl , but Moose and Swampy Cree instead index 2 pl in preference to 1 pl (Déchaine 1999: 60, McGinnis 2008: 174–175). See discussion around (12) below.…”

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An illusory subject preference in Algonquian agreement

Oxford

2021

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Blackfoot Words: a database of Blackfoot lexical forms

Weber

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Lang Resources & Evaluation

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This paper describes the structure and creation of Blackfoot Words, a new relational database of lexical forms (inflected words, stems, and morphemes) in Blackfoot (Algonquian; ISO 639-3: bla). To date, we have digitized 63,493 individual lexical forms from 30 sources, representing all four major dialects, and spanning the years 1743–2017. Version 1.1 of the database includes lexical forms from nine of these sources. This project has two aims. The first is to digitize and provide access to the lexical data in these sources, many of which are difficult to access and discover. The second is to organize the data so that connections can be made between instances of the “same” lexical form across all sources, despite variation across sources in the dialect recorded, orthographic conventions, and the depth of morpheme analysis. The database structure was developed in response to these aims. The database comprises five tables: Sources, Words, Stems, Morphemes, and Lemmas. The Sources table contains bibliographic information and commentary on the sources. The Words table contains inflected words in the source orthography. Each word is broken down into stems and morphemes which are entered into the Stems and Morphemes tables in the source orthography. The Lemmas table contains abstract versions of each stem or morpheme in a standardized orthography. Instances of the same stem or morpheme are linked to a common lemma. We expect that the database will support projects by the language community and other researchers.

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Root Syntax:

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Phase-based Constraints within Match Theory

Phase-based Constraints within Match Theory

An illusory subject preference in Algonquian agreement

Blackfoot Words: a database of Blackfoot lexical forms

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