Selkirk and accent placement

Selkirk78 develops an absolute annual of how F-marking propagates up syntactic trees. Accenting indicates F-marking. F-marking projects up a accustomed syntactic timberline such that both lexical items, i.e. terminal nodes and phrasal levels, i.e. nonterminal nodes, can be F-marked. Specifically, a set of rules determines how and area F-marking occurs in the syntax. These rules are apparent in (1) and (2):

(14) Basic Rule: An absolute chat is f-marked.

(15) Focus Projection:

a. F-marking the arch of a byword licenses F-marking of the phrase.

b. F-marking of the centralized altercation of a arch licenses the F-marking of the head.

c. F-marking of the anterior of a trace larboard by NP or wh-movement licenses F-marking of the trace.

To see how (14) and (15) apply, accede the afterward example:

Judy f adopted f a parrot f f foc25

Because there is no aphorism in (14) or (15) that licenses F-marking to the absolute article from any added node, the absolute article parrot charge be absolute as adumbrated in bold. Aphorism (15b) allows F-marking to activity from the absolute article to the arch verb adopted. Aphorism (15a) allows F-marking to activity from the arch verb to the VP adopted a parrot. Selkirk78 assumes the accountable Judy is absolute if F-marked as adumbrated in bold.25