Inherent vs. derived clisis: evidence from Czech proclitics

I investigate a diverse set of Czech words of unclear prosodic status. The analysis reveals that while it is possible to make a clear distinction betw een proclitics and nonclitics, certain nonclitics are disposed to occasiona l clitic-like behavior. I propose to capture this fact by distinguishing be tween inherent clisis vs. derived clisis, the latter being sensitive to cer tain semantic, pragmatic, and prosodic conditions. This approach allows us to address the striking similarities in certain behaviors between clitics a nd nonclitics without ignoring their equally important differences.