In pursuing the mapping between syntax and phonology/prosody, little attention has been paid to kinds of syntactic information that can affect prosody. this paper, we explore Japanese downstep, a process in phrasal phonology. What affects downstep what does not? Specifically, do lexical categories downstep? We investigate effects nouns, adjectives, verbs different settings (e.g., [X1 [X2 N]], [...

Abstract This paper discusses a theory of conversion (zero derivation) in terms phrasal spellout. In this approach, there are no zero morphemes. Instead, the ‘silent’ meaning components pronounced cumulatively within overt As an empirical case, we discuss adjective/verb ambiguity as narrow . verbs, these roots have both inchoative and causative sense. Following Ramchand (2008), assume that such...

This study investigates the usefulness of acquiring English PVs (as a key component vocabulary) using listening activities. Therefore, this analyzes how Arabic speakers studying as foreign language (EFL) understand and use phrasal verbs through listening. A self-administered survey was distributed to 74 students, mainly from Saudi Arabia. They listened recording incorporating frequently used id...

Research on English phrasal verbs indicates that these lexical units are problematic and hence difficult to deal with by EFL learners. Thus, one common strategy learners use when encountering is avoidance: i.e. simply avoid decoding them in spoken or written content as well using their own speech writing. This study examines whether contextual cues, context surrounding verbs, could be of any he...