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Match Theory : An overview

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Summary, in English

This paper introduces Match Theory, an Optimality-Theoretic approach to the syntax–phonology interface proposed by Selkirk (2011). The theory states that a family of Match constraints favor syntax–prosody isomorphism, but that these can be outranked by constraints on prosodic wellformedness and/or information structure, resulting in certain principled mismatches. We compare Match Theory to previous OT approaches involving edge-alignment, and discuss several outstanding issues for Match Theory such as the proper treatment of asymmetries in syntax–prosody matching.

Publishing year

2022-01-03

Language

English

Publication/Series

Language and Linguistics Compass

Volume

16

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Topic

  • Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics

Keywords

  • Match Theory
  • Optimality Theory
  • syntax–prosody interface

Status

Published

Project

  • The phonology of subordinate clauses and syntactic processing in Japanese

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1749-818X