Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax
Kügler F, Skopeteas S, Verhoeven E (2007)
Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure 8: 187-208.
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Kügler, Frank;
Skopeteas, StavrosUniBi;
Verhoeven, Elisabeth
Abstract / Bemerkung
The aim of this paper is to outline the means for encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya. Yucatec Maya is a tone language, displaying a three-fold opposition in the tonal realization of syllables. From the morpho-syntactic point of view, the grammar of Yucatec Maya contains morphological (topic affixes, morphological marking
of out-of-focus predicates) and syntactic (designated positions) means to uniquely specify syntactic constructions for their information structure. After a descriptive overview of these phenomena, we
present experimental evidence which reveals the impact of the nonavailability of prosodic alternatives on the choice of syntactic constructions in language production.
Stichworte
topic affixes;
lexical tone;
cleft constructions;
verb-initial language
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
Zeitschriftentitel
Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure
Band
8
Seite(n)
187-208
ISSN
1614-4708
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2144006
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Kügler F, Skopeteas S, Verhoeven E. Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure. 2007;8:187-208.
Kügler, F., Skopeteas, S., & Verhoeven, E. (2007). Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure, 8, 187-208.
Kügler, Frank, Skopeteas, Stavros, and Verhoeven, Elisabeth. 2007. “Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax”. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure 8: 187-208.
Kügler, F., Skopeteas, S., and Verhoeven, E. (2007). Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure 8, 187-208.
Kügler, F., Skopeteas, S., & Verhoeven, E., 2007. Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure, 8, p 187-208.
F. Kügler, S. Skopeteas, and E. Verhoeven, “Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax”, Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure, vol. 8, 2007, pp. 187-208.
Kügler, F., Skopeteas, S., Verhoeven, E.: Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure. 8, 187-208 (2007).
Kügler, Frank, Skopeteas, Stavros, and Verhoeven, Elisabeth. “Encoding information structure in Yucatec Maya: On the interplay of prosody and syntax”. Interdisciplinary Studies on Information Structure 8 (2007): 187-208.
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