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Publisher: Journals Gateway
Linguistic Inquiry (2019) 50 (3): 630–647.
Published: 01 June 2019
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View articletitled, Meaning and Prosody of Wh -Indeterminates in Korean
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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.