Some Notes on Phonological Phrasing in Lushootseed
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چکیده
An examination of the Lushootseed phonological phrase reveals ahighly regular pattern of phrase-formation based on the status of lexicalelements as clitics or phonological words. Phrase-structure is reminis-cent of syllable-structure in that phrases consist of a nucleus (a singlephonological word) and an onset (a clitic); phrasal codas are ruled out,clitics following a word within a phrase becoming incorporated asaffixes. Phrasing takes little account of syntactic boundaries, althoughphrases are sensitive to complement-adjunct distinctions and certaindiscourse processes; the reverse pattern—phonology affecting syntax—is not observed, offering some support for derivational or serial modelsof language where semantics and syntax precede phonology.
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