Cluster Reduction: Deletion or Coalescence?
I show that a consequence of Correspondence Theory in Optimality Theory is that, for processes such as cluster reduction, if MAX outranks UNIFORMITY, candidates displaying coalescence are preferred to those displaying true deletion. It is thus incumbent on the analyst to identify the constraints tha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Catalan |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2005-12-01
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Series: | Catalan Journal of Linguistics |
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Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/113 |