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ROA 772-0805

A Ternary Model of Morphology-Phonology Correspondence

Rachel Walker <rwalker at usc.edu>
Guanjun Bella Feng <gfeng at usc.edu>

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Abstract:
This article develops a ternary model of morphology-phonology
(MP) correspondence. The model incorporates mappings between
(i) the input and output of phonological elements, (ii)
the input and output of morphological elements and (iii)
the phonological and morphological elements in an output.
It is argued that such mappings stand in place of certain
isolated constraints such as Realize-Morpheme (e.g. versions
proposed by Samek-Lodovici 1993, Gnandesikan 1997, Walker
1998) and M-Parse (Prince and Smolensky 1993), and the model
makes precise these constraints' status and formalism in
the theory. The model's application is demonstrated with
cases involving morpheme realization, ineffability, and
double affixation, with emphasis on patterns in Mandarin
Chinese. It is also proposed that the MP model of correspondence
obviates the Principle of Consistency of Exponence (McCarthy
and Prince 1993) with positive results. The implicit indexing
that Consistency of Exponence necessitates is brought under
the umbrella of correspondence. Also, a case of reduplication
in Anxiang Chinese suggests that the principle is violable,
and therefore belongs in the set of rankable constraints.

Comments: In Proceedings of WCCFL 23
Keywords: correspondence, reduplication, ineffability, double affixation, morpheme realization, M-Parse, Consistency of Exponence, Chinese, Zoque
Areas: Phonology,Morphology
Type: Conference Proceedings Chapter

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