Syntax–phonology analysis reveals asymmetry in degree words, suggesting phonological constraints.
We provide a syntax–phonology interface analysis to account for the asymmetry between monosyllabic and disyllabic degree words. We argue for a constraint in phonology that requires all phrasal reduplicants are minimally a foot.
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