The thesis presents a theoretical and experimental investigation of the interaction between
focus intonation pattern (FIP) and certain syntactic phenomena-especially those involving …

This thesis investigates how prosodic phrasing influences listeners' interpretation of scopally
ambiguous wh-questions in Japanese. It focuses on sentences such as that in (1), in which …

Japanese wh-questions always exhibit focus intonation (FI). Furthermore, the domain of FI
exhibits a correspondence to the wh-scope. I propose that this phonology-semantics …

The processing of Japanese wh-questions was investigated using event-related brain
potentials (ERPs). Unlike in English or German, a wh-element in Japanese need not be …

The interpretation of a variety of different linguistic expressions show sensitivity to
phonological prominence, among them quantificational adverbs, determiner quantifiers …

This paper documents a previously unnoted structural asymmetry among wh-phrases with
respect to intervention effects. I show in a series of experiments (phonetic and syntactic) that …

The aim of this thesis is to explain how grammar relates to real-time comprehension of wh-
dependencies. It proposes an explanatory model which makes minimal assumptions to …

Event-related brain potentials in the processing of Japanese wh -questions Event-related brain
potentials in the processing of Japanese wh -questions Abstract This dissertation examines the …

The interpretation of a variety of different linguistic expressions show sensitivity to
phonological prominence, among them quantificational adverbs, determiner quantifiers …