Journal article
Chain effects in Kurpian
Journal of Linguistics, Vol.56(3), pp.663-690
08/01/2020
DOI: 10.1017/S002222671900015X
Abstract
This article considers chain effects in Kurpian. It is observed that initial i triggers j-Insertion. The inserted [j] induces a lowering process, whereby /i/ changes into [e] or [ə], depending on the context. This change destroys the original trigger of j-Insertion, making the process opaque, as in jënteres [jəntɛrɛs] ‘interest’, which exhibits the following chain: i → ji → jə . I argue that chain effects cannot be modeled in Standard Optimality Theory, including its auxiliary theories: Max Feature theory, Sympathy theory and Candidate Chains theory. Consequently, chain effects constitute evidence for derivational levels envisaged by Derivational Optimality Theory. In particular j-Insertion must take place before /i/ is turned into [e] or [ə] because these vowels cannot trigger glide insertion.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Chain effects in Kurpian
- Creators
- JERZY Rubach - University of Iowa & University of Warsaw
- Contributors
- Astrid De Wit (Editor)Frank Brisard (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Linguistics, Vol.56(3), pp.663-690
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S002222671900015X
- ISSN
- 0022-2267
- eISSN
- 1469-7742
- Number of pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Linguistics
- Record Identifier
- 9984222750702771
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