Kim, Y (2016) 'Vowel elision and the morphophonology of dominance in Aymara.' Onomázein : Revista de Lingüística, Filología y Traducción, 33 (33). pp. 367-384. ISSN 0717-1285
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Abstract
This paper examines morphologically conditioned vowel elision processes in Aymara, and proposes that they are due to a two-way division in Aymara suffixes between those which delete a mora from the preceding morpheme and those which do not. This “dominant/recessive” morpheme analysis builds on and simplifies previous accounts, which specified a preference for consonantal or vocalic environment on both sides of each suffix. I observe some phonological tendencies within suffix categories and propose a diachronic hypothesis as to how morphological vowel elision could have evolved from purely phonological vowel weakening processes that are still found in the language today.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | morphophonology; Aymara; affix ordering; diachronic morphology |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Language and Linguistics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Elements |
Depositing User: | Elements |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2018 11:43 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 13:46 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/21049 |
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