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On the syntax-prosody interface in Wushi (Babessi): Tone pattern, dissimilation and spreading

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natural language processing

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paper
Créateur:
Hod
Éditeur:
Language Science Press
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The interaction between syntax and prosody has been widely studied for NarrowBantu languages, but quite less for Bantoid languages. Yet, the syntax-prosodyinterface informs us on significant principles underlying the organisation of language systems. In the light of Match Theory (Selkirk 2011), in this paper we analyze the syntax-prosody interface of Wushi, an under-documented Ring Grassfields Bantu language. We identify and discuss two major processes characterizingit: tone dissimilation and tone spreading.

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