What is it about?
The accentual patterns of French are viewed in such a way so as to demonstrate their direct influence on the behavior of sounds as they convey meaning in both the morphology and the syntax of the language.
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Why is it important?
This is to demonstrate that, contrary to the current linguistic orthodoxy, there is a direct interface or relationship between accentual patterns and the other levels of language, viz. the morphology and the syntax.
Perspectives
During my research on this topic, I have not stopped being absorbed by the interrelationships in human language. The processes laid out reveal a challenging perspective from which to view the networking between the phonology and the morphology, and the phonology and the syntax. It is my hope that this will provide a worthy effort to others working in linguistics.
Professor Michael L Mazzola
Northern Illinois University
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This page is a summary of: Schwa at the phonology/syntax interface, January 2014, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/cilt.333.08maz.
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