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Shift in Harmonic Serialism.
- Source :
- Journal of Linguistics; Feb2023, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p23-59, 37p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Harmonic Serialism is a serial version of Optimality Theory in which Gen is restricted to one operation at a time. What constitutes one operation has been a key question in the literature. This paper asks whether shift, in which a feature moves/flops from one segment to another, should be considered an operation. We review three pieces of evidence that suggest so. We show that only the one-step shift analysis can capture the tonal patterns in Kibondei and the segmental patterns in Halkomelem; grammars that rely on spreading or floating features cannot. We complement these findings with a factorial typology in which the one-step shifting grammars predict several attested patterns that the grammars without one-step shift cannot. We conclude that shift must be a single operation in Harmonic Serialism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FACTORIALS
GRAMMAR
PHONOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00222267
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161727997
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022226722000032