TY  - GEN
A1  - Kügler, Frank
T1  - Phonological phrasing and ATR vowel harmony in Akan
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - This paper examines phonological phrasing in the Kwa language Akan. Regressive [+ATR] vowel harmony between words (RVH) serves as a hitherto unreported diagnostic of phonological phrasing. In this paper I discuss VP-internal and NP-internal structures, as well as SVO(O) and serial verb constructions. RVH is a general process in Akan grammar, although it is blocked in certain contexts. The analysis of phonological phrasing relies on universal syntax-phonology mapping constraints whereby lexically headed syntactic phrases are mapped onto phonological phrases. Blocking contexts call for a domain-sensitive analysis of RVH assuming recursive prosodic structure which makes reference to maximal and non-maximal phonological phrases. It is proposed (i) that phonological phrase structure is isomorphic to syntactic structure in Akan, and (ii) that the process of RVH is blocked at the edge of a maximal phonological phrase; this is formulated in terms of a domain-sensitive CrispEdge constraint.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 456 
Y1  - 2018
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/41417
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-414172
IS  - 456
ER  -