A Sentential Stress Parameter? On Stress and Phasal Syntax: Evidence from French
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2009
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This paper builds on prior research within the MP framework to add to the body of work
that has already been completed on stress and phasal syntax (Legate 2003, Adger 2006,
Kratzer and Selkirk 2007), re-examining Kahnemuyipour's (2004) phase-based account
of sentential stress in Persian, English, Eastern Armenian, German, French, Spanish and
Italian. I focus particularly on Kahnemuyipour's analysis of the French and Romance
language data. I conclude that although his proposal is on track as far as the essential role
of phases and multiple Spell-out in sentential stress assignment is concerned, his account
of French data in particular leaves something to be desired. I propose that French data
would be easily accounted for if we take . the sentential stress rule to be parameterized,
such that languages select which end of the assignment domain will be targeted for stress
assignment. The hypothesis presented here makes a relevant contribution to discussion
currently underway concerning derivation by phase and the nature of the syntaxphonology
interface, specifically with regard to sentential stress assignment.