WHAT CAN PROSODY TELL A PARSER

In this paper, I consider how a sentence processor might use specific prosodic cues at various points in the processing of particular senten ces containing (at least temporary) syntactic ambiguity. In principle, the usefulness of prosodic information depends on what a given cluste r of prosodic cites typically signifies, and on which syntactic option s exist for a given string: in only some instances can prosodic inform ation provide useful disambiguating information.