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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| author | Uchihara Hiroto Tiburcio Cano Gregorio |
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| description | 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 such alternations can be captured by subcategorization frames. An alternative, P » M analysis is also provided, where the allomorphic alternations are motivated by markedness constraints, namely *(tV.ˈσ), which avoids [t] in the weak position of the foot. These two approaches will be compared, and it will be argued that a subcategorization approach is more adequate than a P » M analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d90f2d1b8e2a476e91246574008aadbf2024-04-15T07:41:57ZengDe GruyterLinguistics0024-39491613-396X2022-01-016018312210.1515/ling-2020-0108Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà)Uchihara Hiroto0Tiburcio Cano Gregorio1Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, MexicoSecretaría de Educación de Guerrero, Chilpancingo, MexicoTlapanec (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 such alternations can be captured by subcategorization frames. An alternative, P » M analysis is also provided, where the allomorphic alternations are motivated by markedness constraints, namely *(tV.ˈσ), which avoids [t] in the weak position of the foot. These two approaches will be compared, and it will be argued that a subcategorization approach is more adequate than a P » M analysis.https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2020-0108allomorphyfootphonology–morphology interfacesubcategorizationtlapanec |
| spellingShingle | Uchihara Hiroto Tiburcio Cano Gregorio Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà) Linguistics allomorphy foot phonology–morphology interface subcategorization tlapanec |
| title | Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà) |
| title_full | Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà) |
| title_fullStr | Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà) |
| title_short | Foot-based allomorphy in Tlapanec (Mè’phàà) |
| title_sort | foot based allomorphy in tlapanec me phaa |
| topic | allomorphy foot phonology–morphology interface subcategorization tlapanec |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2020-0108 |
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