イシダ タカシ   ISHIDA Takashi
  石田 崇
   所属   広島修道大学  人文学部
   職種   准教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2024/02
形態種別 学術論文
標題 "Why are English Appositional Compounds Stressed on the Right-Hand Constituents? An Information Structure Approach"
執筆形態 共著
掲載誌名 Studies in the Humanities and Sciences
掲載区分国内
出版社・発行元 広島修道大学ひろしま未来協創センター
巻・号・頁 64(2),pp.55-72
著者・共著者 Takashi Ishida and Ryohei Naya
概要 This study aims to provide a theoretical explanation for accent placement in English appositional compounds. In compounds, primary stress generally falls on the first element (e.g., ápple cake, bláck bird), while in appositional compounds, primary stress is consistently found in the second element (e.g., singer-sóngwriter, writer-diréctor). We contend that information structure is crucially involved not only in the constituent ordering of appositional compounds but also in explaining the relevant phonological phenomenon. Appositional compounds, when compared to other types of compounds, can be viewed as 'lists of propositions', wherein the primary stress on the rightward constituent plays a crucial role as 'new' information.