Linguistics

This dissertation investigates the syntax of clausal prefixes in Tigrinya, an Ethio-Semitic language which, despite its head-finality, exhibits clause-initial complementizers that attach as prefixes to embedded verbs (clausal prefixes). It challenges the view that prefixes in head-final languages have an intrinsic morphological property, proposing instead that their surface position results from specific syntactic constraints. Four main clausal prefixes are analyzed. Z(ɨ)-, found in relative cla

This note proposes a neutral, falsification-oriented framework for evaluating how plausibly a given string of symbols could correspond to spoken language systems at the level of language families. Rat - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

The nature and status of abstract objects have been at the center of metaphysical debate for a very long time and they form a topic that bears a particular connection to natural language. Philosophers - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

We argue for a structurally uniform account of slur-based definites (SDs), focusing on the systematic ambiguity between descriptive and epithet readings of SDs in Brazilian Portuguese. We show that th - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

I argue that definite relative clauses, despite their stable strong island status cross-linguistically, lack island status in Adara. The structure is neither selective nor weak, but rather completely - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

Morphophysics models morphological structure as a dynamical field in which grammatical categories, affix positions, and co-occurrence constraints emerge as attractors shaped by a shared geometry (cu - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This article argues that Y is neither a vowel, nor a glide, nor an energy conduit. Y is instead a ghost connector: a silent predicator and directional operator that assigns transitions between vowel - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In the generative tradition, the conditions on subextraction (i.e., the extraction from a phrase XP) have been captured by either one of the following incompatible formulations: (i) a formulation base - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This article provides a morphosyntactic and semantic analysis of nine yes/no question constructions across English and Chinese varieties (e.g., Mandarin, Yixing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Liang - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This is a continuation of my recent research examining whether the naive use of the current AI systems can lead to research misconduct. Building on the previous observation that current AI systems can - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This article develops a single internal claim that recurs across the Morphodynamics program: the primitive inventory that drives grammatical evolution is particle-stratified. Free or weakly bound di - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

Clitic placement with European Portuguese uninflected verbs is problematic for prosodic analyses. While ‘proclisis triggers’ give rise to obligatory proclisis with inflected verbs, they often lead to - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

The study of speech categorization has a long history. Two phenomenological laws of speech categorization are statable based on this extensive history: monotonicity and sigmoidality of the identificat - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This note describes an auxiliary, exploratory extension to a previously proposed phonological plausibility framework for evaluating unknown or ambiguous symbol strings. The extension introduces a phon - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This thesis investigates the overgeneralization of the causative alternation in second language (L2) English, with particular focus on over(anti)causativization errors, whereby non-alternating transit - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

The creation, delivery, and user customization of audio-visual content have changed as a result of recent advancements in speech and language technologies. Enhancing accessibility, naturalness, and us - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This paper provides a novel analysis of the ability of names and other R-expressions in Thai to violate Condition C. Two generalizations due to Hoonchamlong (1992) motivate the new analysis: 1) only a - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This article attempts to examine the linguistic phenomenon of folk etymology and to ascertain its contribution to the probable initial introduction and later survival of Latin loans in Standard Modern - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

English-speaking children rarely address parents by first name – a social prohibition encoding power and solidarity. Separately, English kinship terms like Mom and Dad permit bare singular use (Mom ca - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In the first part of my paper, I render the notions of argument raising and A-dependencies and show that case licensing in the upper clause is neither a necessary precondition of raising nor its unive - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

A central question about our shared capacity for language is how it is integrated with other cognitive systems. One important debate focuses on the extent to which the form of linguistic expressions i - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive