The phonological basis of Latin case patterns
This study focuses on accounting for allomorphy in Latin case/number inflection. It attributes essentially all of it to the influence of adjacent features of standard segmental phonology on morphemes expressing case assignment. Indeed, other languages lead linguists to expect that allomorphy at a st...
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| description | This study focuses on accounting for allomorphy in Latin case/number inflection. It attributes essentially all of it to the influence of adjacent features of standard segmental phonology on morphemes expressing case assignment. Indeed, other languages lead linguists to expect that allomorphy at a stem-suffix border can depend on any feature of a final vowel: ±Low, ±High, ±Round, ±Back, ±Consonantal or ±Syllabic. Empirically, it turns out that no two Latin stem-final vowels induce identical allomorphy in case/number suffixes, nor the same allomorphy as final consonants. Moreover, some (not much) phonologically conditioned allomorphy is phonetically opaque. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1a7689ec1b0b44208b938a11c501c6022024-04-02T04:55:57ZengConstantine the Philosopher University in NitraTopics in Linguistics1337-75902199-65042014-12-01141486810.2478/topling-2014-0011topling-2014-0011The phonological basis of Latin case patternsEmonds Joseph Embley0Palacký University, Czech RepublicThis study focuses on accounting for allomorphy in Latin case/number inflection. It attributes essentially all of it to the influence of adjacent features of standard segmental phonology on morphemes expressing case assignment. Indeed, other languages lead linguists to expect that allomorphy at a stem-suffix border can depend on any feature of a final vowel: ±Low, ±High, ±Round, ±Back, ±Consonantal or ±Syllabic. Empirically, it turns out that no two Latin stem-final vowels induce identical allomorphy in case/number suffixes, nor the same allomorphy as final consonants. Moreover, some (not much) phonologically conditioned allomorphy is phonetically opaque.https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2014-0011ablativecase markingcase syncretismdativedeclensionfusionlatin caselexical conventionneuter genderoptional segment |
| spellingShingle | Emonds Joseph Embley The phonological basis of Latin case patterns Topics in Linguistics ablative case marking case syncretism dative declension fusion latin case lexical convention neuter gender optional segment |
| title | The phonological basis of Latin case patterns |
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| title_short | The phonological basis of Latin case patterns |
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