We describe an extraction asymmetry in Moken that presents apparent Anti-Superiority effects. We then show that this asymmetry is not rooted in Superiority at all. Evidence from island effects is used to demonstrate that the left-dislocation of wh-phrases is not the result of wh-movement as standardly conceived. Furthermore, the same Anti-Superiority effect obtains for non-wh-phrases and clefts. At the same time, standard Superiority effects in Moken do arise in certain environments. These observations lead to the conclusion that Anti-Superiority effects in Moken are not counterexamples to...

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Grammatical tone: Typology and theory

Nicholas R. Rolle

2018

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Wailaki Grammar

Kayla Rae Begay

2017

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GAIL 2015-2017

These are the GAIL talks from 2015-2017: March 18, 2015: Clare Sandy and Line Mikkelsen (UC Berkeley)

Punctuation is prosody: Making historic transcriptions of Karuk accessible for revitalization and research

Past researchers used punctuation differently to represent various prosody and utterance boundaries in Karuk. We utilize archival recordings and transcriptions to create a key that allows us to translate the historic transcription systems. A better understanding of prosody will aid language revitalization and research on Karuk...