Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà)

Tlapanec (Mè’phàà), an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico, has several allomorphic alternations which are sensitive to the number of syllables of the stem (monosyllabic vs. disyllabic). We argue that these alternations are motivated by the foot structure which consists of two syllables, and that...

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Main Authors: Uchihara Hiroto, Tiburcio Cano Gregorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-01-01
Series:Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2020-0108