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John McCarthy
Abstract
Using data from Arabic and other languages, this chapter argues that segmental deletion processes are gradual in the sense that segments are lost through attrition rather than all at once. The argument is framed within Harmonic Serialism, a derivational version of Optimality Theory that allows deletion processes to be decomposed into successive reduction steps.
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Abstract
Using data from Arabic and other languages, this chapter argues that segmental deletion processes are gradual in the sense that segments are lost through attrition rather than all at once. The argument is framed within Harmonic Serialism, a derivational version of Optimality Theory that allows deletion processes to be decomposed into successive reduction steps.
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Phonetics and phonology
- How to delete 7
- Are there transfer effects in the Arabic comparative? 33
- Gemination in Rural Jordanian Arabic 53
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Part II. Syntax
- On complex adjectival phrases in Standard Arabic 79
- The syntax of negative coordination in Jordanian Arabic 93
- Huwwa 113
- Syntactic parallels between verbal and nominal φ-morphology in Classical Arabic 133
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Part III. Experimental and computational linguistics
- Resumption ameliorates different islands differentially 159
- A probabilistic approach to stress assignment in Arabic 195
- Subject index 219
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Phonetics and phonology
- How to delete 7
- Are there transfer effects in the Arabic comparative? 33
- Gemination in Rural Jordanian Arabic 53
-
Part II. Syntax
- On complex adjectival phrases in Standard Arabic 79
- The syntax of negative coordination in Jordanian Arabic 93
- Huwwa 113
- Syntactic parallels between verbal and nominal φ-morphology in Classical Arabic 133
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Part III. Experimental and computational linguistics
- Resumption ameliorates different islands differentially 159
- A probabilistic approach to stress assignment in Arabic 195
- Subject index 219
