The Theory of Prosodic Phrasing: The Chimini Evidence

Written by Charles W. Kisseberth

In the present paper, we look anew at Chimiini and argue that it provides significant new evidence supporting the Selkirkian theory of prosodic phrasing as well as its Optimality Theoretic implementation. We will argue the following main points:
The Theory of Prosodic Phrasing: The Chimini Evidence

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