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ROA 947-0108

The Reduplicative Template in Tonkawa

Maria Gouskova <maria.gouskova at nyu.edu>

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Abstract:
Generalized Template Theory holds that templatic restrictions
on reduplicative morphemes follow from independent, general
principles. Under lexically indexed constraint theory, however,
reduplicants are in no way special--morpheme-specific constraints
may apply just to reduplicants. This article presents the
reduplication patterns of Tonkawa, which are argued to require
reduplicant-specific constraints. In Tonkawa, the reduplicant
is limited in size to CV and is usually syllabified as a
light syllable. Even though the language typically prefers
heavy syllables word-initially, they are light if the syllable
is a reduplicative prefix. This size restriction is backcopied
onto the first syllable of the base. In the context of the
prosodic phonology of Tonkawa, this pattern can only be
understood if there is a reduplicant-specific prohibition
against heavy syllables. This prohibition is formulated
in terms of lexically indexed constraints on the reduplicant,
which allows for a nuanced understanding of the emergent
CV-template.

Comments: Phonology 24:3 (pre-publication version)
Keywords: Reduplication, Kager-Hamilton conundrum, template, backcopying, lexically indexed constraints
Areas: Phonology,Morphology
Type: Journal Article

Direct link: http://roa.rutgers.edu/view.php3?roa=947