Meaning and Prosody of Wh-Indeterminates in Korean

• Jiwon Yun ^[1]
  1. [1] Stony Brook University

     Stony Brook University

     Town of Brookhaven, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Linguistic inquiry, ISSN 0024-3892, Vol. 50, Nº 3, 2019, págs. 630-647
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article presents an experiment investigating the relative contribution of two different prosodic properties to the interpretation and scope configuration of wh-indeterminates in Korean. The experiment shows that it is prosodic phrasing after the wh-indeterminate that determines whether it is interpreted as interrogative or indefinite. Prosodic prominence on the wh-indeterminate does not contribute to such a distinction; rather, it increases the possibility of a wide scope reading. The results support the theory that prosodic phrasing is crucial in forming wh-questions, and call for consideration of the influence of prosody on scope-taking properties of wh-indefinites.