Similarity Avoidance and Final Stop Deletion in Consonantal Clusters of Persian within Optimality Theory Framework

Similarity avoidance- as a perceptual factor- is the basis of the phonotactics of a variety of languages. Stop consonants are considered to be ideal candidates for deletion as they have intrinsically weak perceptual cues, especially in final position. The present research study sought to explore the...

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Main Authors: Golnaz Modarresi Ghavami, Sahand Elhami Khorasani
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2018-03-01
Series:̒Ilm-i Zabān
Online Access:https://ls.atu.ac.ir/article_8274_1e4db9e3dada21ae1af1d3e87a971ff1.pdf