出版社：Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto
摘要：This paper provides evidence that word-internal syntax can play a crucial role in the determination of phonological well-formedness. It looks at contexts where V-initial syllables are tolerated in Ojibwa and argues that they invariably coincide with the left edge of lexical categories. Ojibwa verbs and nouns, which obviously contain the categories vP and nP, respectively, may also contain a member of the adjective/adverb category aP. Crucially, these combinations (i.e. [aP--vP], [aP--nP]) constitute single prosodic words. V-initial syllables are tolerated word-initially or at the beginning of a lexical category. These domains correspond to derivational phases in the sense of Chomsky (1999). The paper proposes that, at the PF interface, each phase must satisfy phonological well-formedness conditions, among which is a requirement that an element spelled out at the beginning of a phase be left-aligned with a syllable. Onsetless syllables emerge from this requirement. The paper also argues that cliticization (at least in Ojibwa) is a PF phenomenon and may affect phase structure.
关键词：Ojibwa;PF;LF;Spell-Out;Nouns;Verbs;Syllable Structure;Onsets;Optimality Theory
