<OT> New Posting: ROA-1009

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ROA 1009-0109

Harmony in Harmonic Serialism

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

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Abstract:
What OT constraint favors autosegmental spreading? Existing
proposals for the pro-spreading markedness constraint make
implausible typological predictions. This paper presents
a new proposal that depends on Harmonic Serialism to avoid
those unwanted predictions.

Comments: 
Keywords: autosegmental, spreading, harmony, tone, harmonic serialism
Areas: Phonology
Type: Manuscript

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