OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization

In Catalan, sequences of sibilants are never pronounced as such. In most contexts all varieties coincide in the «strategies» used to avoid these sequences, namely epenthesis or deletion. Variation is only found in the domain of pronominal clitics (but not with other types of clitics). One source of...

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Main Authors: Eulàlia Bonet, Maria-Rosa Lloret
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2002-12-01
Series:Catalan Journal of Linguistics
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Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/54
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description In Catalan, sequences of sibilants are never pronounced as such. In most contexts all varieties coincide in the «strategies» used to avoid these sequences, namely epenthesis or deletion. Variation is only found in the domain of pronominal clitics (but not with other types of clitics). One source of variation is accounted for by decomposing a general constraint into two specific ones, which implies partial constraint reranking. The other source of variation, which involves a case of appa- rent opacity, is explained through an Output-Output constraint that makes reference to paradig- matic relations.
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spelling doaj.art-4f68427fcb7642d3bccea110f604d2b32022-12-21T18:03:54ZcatUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCatalan Journal of Linguistics1695-68852014-97192002-12-01110.5565/rev/catjl.5442OCP Effects in Catalan CliticizationEulàlia BonetMaria-Rosa LloretIn Catalan, sequences of sibilants are never pronounced as such. In most contexts all varieties coincide in the «strategies» used to avoid these sequences, namely epenthesis or deletion. Variation is only found in the domain of pronominal clitics (but not with other types of clitics). One source of variation is accounted for by decomposing a general constraint into two specific ones, which implies partial constraint reranking. The other source of variation, which involves a case of appa- rent opacity, is explained through an Output-Output constraint that makes reference to paradig- matic relations.https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/54OCPcliticsepenthesisdeletionfusionopacity
spellingShingle Eulàlia Bonet
Maria-Rosa Lloret
OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization
Catalan Journal of Linguistics
OCP
clitics
epenthesis
deletion
fusion
opacity
title OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization
title_full OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization
title_fullStr OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization
title_full_unstemmed OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization
title_short OCP Effects in Catalan Cliticization
title_sort ocp effects in catalan cliticization
topic OCP
clitics
epenthesis
deletion
fusion
opacity
url https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/54
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