Depalatalization in Spanish revisited
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Maria-Rosa Lloret
Abstract
A well-known fact of the phonology of Spanish is the non-occurrence of palatal nasals and laterals in syllable-final position (e.g., desdén-desdeñar, clavel-clavellina). Some scholars have recently claimed that they are lexical remnants that should be treated in terms of allomorphy (cf. Pensado 1997, Harris 1999). In this paper, we examine the empirical basis of depalatalization, we provide evidence for maintaining depalatalization as an actual phenomenon by appealing also to the phonology of borrowings and to other cases of place centralization, and we provide a parallel OT account of these facts. Overapplication of depalatalization in onset position in plural and diminutive forms (e.g., desdenes, claveles, clavelito) is analyzed as an output-output effect, in line with work by Baković (1998, 2001) with respect to the plural cases. In our view, however, this output-output effect extends to diminutives because it is restricted by the strongest version of ‘base’ proposed in Kager (1999a,b).
Abstract
A well-known fact of the phonology of Spanish is the non-occurrence of palatal nasals and laterals in syllable-final position (e.g., desdén-desdeñar, clavel-clavellina). Some scholars have recently claimed that they are lexical remnants that should be treated in terms of allomorphy (cf. Pensado 1997, Harris 1999). In this paper, we examine the empirical basis of depalatalization, we provide evidence for maintaining depalatalization as an actual phenomenon by appealing also to the phonology of borrowings and to other cases of place centralization, and we provide a parallel OT account of these facts. Overapplication of depalatalization in onset position in plural and diminutive forms (e.g., desdenes, claveles, clavelito) is analyzed as an output-output effect, in line with work by Baković (1998, 2001) with respect to the plural cases. In our view, however, this output-output effect extends to diminutives because it is restricted by the strongest version of ‘base’ proposed in Kager (1999a,b).
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Introduction 1
- Spanish complex onsets and the phonetics–phonology interface 15
- Phonological phrasing in Spanish 39
- Hiatus resolution and incomplete identity 62
- Depalatalization in Spanish revisited 74
- Upstepping vowel height 99
- The phonology of nasal consonants in five Spanish dialects 146
- Optimality-theoretic advances in our understanding of Spanish syllable structure 172
- Exceptional hiatuses in Spanish 205
- The Spanish stress window 239
- Morphological structure and phonological domains in Spanish denominal derivation 278
- Gender allomorphy and epenthesis in Spanish 312
- A paradigm account of Spanish number 339
- Prefix boundaries in Spanish varieties 358
- Optimality Theory and language change in Spanish 378
- Duration, voice, and dispersion in stop contrasts from Latin to Spanish 399
- The interaction between faithfulness constraints and sociolinguistic variation 424
- Sonority scales and syllable structure 447
- Foot, word and phrase constraints in first language acquisition of Spanish stress 470
- Acquistion of syllable structure in Spanish 497
- Constraint conflict in the acquisition of clusters in Spanish 525
- Subject index 549
- Index of constraints 559
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Introduction 1
- Spanish complex onsets and the phonetics–phonology interface 15
- Phonological phrasing in Spanish 39
- Hiatus resolution and incomplete identity 62
- Depalatalization in Spanish revisited 74
- Upstepping vowel height 99
- The phonology of nasal consonants in five Spanish dialects 146
- Optimality-theoretic advances in our understanding of Spanish syllable structure 172
- Exceptional hiatuses in Spanish 205
- The Spanish stress window 239
- Morphological structure and phonological domains in Spanish denominal derivation 278
- Gender allomorphy and epenthesis in Spanish 312
- A paradigm account of Spanish number 339
- Prefix boundaries in Spanish varieties 358
- Optimality Theory and language change in Spanish 378
- Duration, voice, and dispersion in stop contrasts from Latin to Spanish 399
- The interaction between faithfulness constraints and sociolinguistic variation 424
- Sonority scales and syllable structure 447
- Foot, word and phrase constraints in first language acquisition of Spanish stress 470
- Acquistion of syllable structure in Spanish 497
- Constraint conflict in the acquisition of clusters in Spanish 525
- Subject index 549
- Index of constraints 559
