Pashto (endo-)clitics in a Parallel Architecture

This paper examines the phenomenon of Pashto (endo-)clitics, which are subject to both prosodic and syntactic contraints. These clitics challenge the view of prosody as being derivative from the syntax (e.g. Selkirk 1984) and the Principle of Lexical Integrity (Bresnan and Mchombo 1995) in that Pashto allows clitics to be inserted into the morphological word. However, these challenges can be resolved by assuming an architecture that views syntax and prosody as independent but interacting dimensions of grammar trying to align with each other as much as possible (see Bögel et al. (2009) for an approach within LFG). This paper presents data showing that it is the prosodic component that must account for the placement of the clitics within words, which leads to the conclusion that in cases of misalignment, the prosodic component takes precedence over the syntactic component, although this causes a violation of the Principle of Lexical Integrity.