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ROA 879-1006

Consonant harmony via correspondence: Evidence from Chumash

John J. McCarthy <jmccarthy at linguist.umass.edu>

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Abstract:
Hansson (2001), Rose & Walker (2004), and Walker (2000a,
2000b) have recently proposed that long-distance consonant
assimilation is accomplished via segmental correspondence
rather than autosegmental linking. The phonology of the
feature [anterior] in Chumash supports this idea: linking
of the feature [anterior] is forbidden across morpheme boundaries
, but long-distance [anterior] harmony is allowed across
morpheme boundaries. The Chumash evidence therefore shows
that assimilation can occur without autosegmental spreading.

Comments: To appear in Papers in Optimality Theory III, ed. by Leah Bateman, Adam Werle, Michael O'Keefe, and Ehren Reilly. Amherst, MA: GLSA.
Keywords: assimilation, correspondence
Areas: Phonology
Type: Book Chapter

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