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ROA 894-0107

Dynamic versus static phonotactic conditions in prosodic morphology

Dan Silverman <dan.silverman at mcgill.ca>

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Abstract:
Complementary distribution stems from two sources. The first
is a consequence of static lexical regularities such that
two sounds never appear in the same context. The second
is from dynamic alternations induced by morphological derivation.
In this paper I provide evidence -- from New York English,
Akan, Madurese, and Malay -- that these two sorts of relationship
among sounds possess distinct phonological properties. Sounds
engaged in a static complementary relationship remain nonalternat
ing upon reduplication/truncation, thus maintaining identity
between a base and its relation. By contrast, dynamic phonotactic
constraints induce identity-defeating alternations, provided
the triggering context is present upon reduplication/truncation.
These observations show that approaches that posit base-reduplica
nt/truncatum identity constraints miss the proper generalization
regarding reduplicative and truncatory patterning.

Comments: 
Keywords: truncation, reduplication, complementary distribution, alternation
Areas: Phonology,Morphology,Historical Linguistics
Type: Journal Article

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