Predicting distributional restrictions on prenasalized stops
Previous studies on prenasalized stops (NCs) focus mainly on issues of derivation and classification, but little is known about their distributional properties. The current study fills this gap. I present results of a survey documenting positional restrictions on NCs, and show that there are predict...
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| author | Stanton, Juliet |
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| description | Previous studies on prenasalized stops (NCs) focus mainly on issues of derivation and classification, but little is known about their distributional properties. The current study fills this gap. I present results of a survey documenting positional restrictions on NCs, and show that there are predictable and systematic constraints on their distribution. The major finding is that NCs are optimally licensed in contexts where they are perceptually distinct from plain oral and nasal stops. I provide an analysis referencing auditory factors, and show that a perceptual account explains all attested patterns. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1069782022-10-02T03:40:17Z Predicting distributional restrictions on prenasalized stops Stanton, Juliet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy Stanton, Juliet Previous studies on prenasalized stops (NCs) focus mainly on issues of derivation and classification, but little is known about their distributional properties. The current study fills this gap. I present results of a survey documenting positional restrictions on NCs, and show that there are predictable and systematic constraints on their distribution. The major finding is that NCs are optimally licensed in contexts where they are perceptually distinct from plain oral and nasal stops. I provide an analysis referencing auditory factors, and show that a perceptual account explains all attested patterns. 2017-02-16T20:25:39Z 2017-02-16T20:25:39Z 2015-10 2014-06 2016-07-01T03:27:58Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0167-806X 1573-0859 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106978 Stanton, Juliet. “Predicting Distributional Restrictions on Prenasalized Stops.” Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 34.3 (2016): 1089–1133. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-7662 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11049-015-9318-4 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht application/pdf Springer Netherlands Springer Netherlands |
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| title | Predicting distributional restrictions on prenasalized stops |
| title_full | Predicting distributional restrictions on prenasalized stops |
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| title_short | Predicting distributional restrictions on prenasalized stops |
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