This paper provides cross-linguistic support for a bipartite analysis of 'only'(Bayer in
Directionality and logical form: on the scope of focusing particles and Wh-in-situ, Springer …

Anti-pied-piping is a widespread but understudied phenomenon where a language targets a
proper subpart of the logical focus for focus morphosyntax: for example, focus particle …

Pre-DP only is a propositional operator at LF: a new argument from ellipsis Page 1 Proceedings
of SALT 32: 814–830, 2022 Pre-DP only is a propositional operator at LF: a new argument from …

A tale of two types of exclusive doubling in Vietnamese Page 1 SEALS-33, NTHU Jun 15-17,
2024 A tale of two types of exclusive doubling in Vietnamese∗ Ka-Fai Yip Yale University at …

The project aims to shed more light on the syntax and semantics of scalarity, a notion that
figures prominently in theories on a wide range of linguistic phenomena including, perhaps …

Shibata (2015) observes that Japanese exhaustive focus particle dake 'only'takes wide
scope with respect to nai 'not.'In addition, according to Aoyagi (2006), object DP-dake can …

3B&C's constraint could in principle be illustrated using simpler structures, as in (i) from
Stockwell 2020: 237. We used the bi-clausal configuration in (12) instead in order to …

This preliminary work originates from my term paper for Semantic Investigations in an
Unfamiliar Language taught by Prof. Veneeta Dayal at Yale. I thank the language consultant …