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Nonconcatenative Morphology, John J. Mccarthy
The Emergence Of The Unmarked: Optimality In Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince
The Emergence Of The Unmarked: Optimality In Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince
John J. McCarthy
This paper identifies and illustrates a key consequence of Optimality Theory called 'emergence of the unmarked'. In OT, a constraint can be active even if it is crucially dominated. A low-ranking markedness constraint, then, can decide between candidates, as long as they tie on all higher-ranking constraints. The linguistic structure that is unmarked with respect to this constraint can emerge in such circumstances.
This notion is applied to a core problem in the theory of Prosodic Morphology, that of defining templates. The frequently encountered minimal-word template is shown to emerge from markedness constraints on prosodic structure.
The Phonetics And Phonology Of Semitic Pharyngeals, John J. Mccarthy
The Phonetics And Phonology Of Semitic Pharyngeals, John J. Mccarthy
John J. McCarthy
The guttural segments of the Semitic languages form a natural class.
Two Lectures On Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince
Two Lectures On Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince
John J. McCarthy
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Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince
Prosodic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince
John J. McCarthy
An overview of results in the theory of prosodic morphology.