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This paper sets out two challenges to LFG analyses of the syntax-prosody interface---one general, one specific---arising from experimental evidence that shows considerable hearer variation in the interpretation of specific prosodic patterns in Korean that are canonically associated with the scope of question focus. We assume that this arises from a lexical preference for the question word reading of content pro-forms that are ambiguous between question words and indefinite pronouns, which has an effect on how pitch contours are perceived. A revised formal treatment of the phenomenon, building on Jones(2016) is presented, which robustly handles the variation in hearer perception and links to ongoing work to model hearers' decision-making process.
Author(s): Jones S, Kim Y, Zhang C
Editor(s): Butt M;Findlay JY; Toivonen I
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: The 29th International Lexical-Functional Grammar Conference
Year of Conference: 2024
Pages: 187-206
Print publication date: 31/12/2024
Online publication date: 31/12/2024
Acceptance date: 21/08/2024
Date deposited: 12/01/2025
ISSN: 1098-6782
Publisher: University of Konstanz
URL: https://lfg-proceedings.org/lfg/index.php/main/article/view/64
Series Title: Proceedings of the LFG Conference
