DescriptionHansson (2001), Rose & Walker (2004), and Walker (2000a, 2000b) have recently proposed that long-distance consonant assimilation is accomplished via segmental correspondence rather than autosegmental linking. The phonology of the feature [anterior] in Chumash supports this idea: linking of the feature [anterior] is forbidden across morpheme boundaries, but long-distance [anterior] harmony is allowed across morpheme boundaries. The Chumash evidence therefore shows that assimilation can occur without autosegmental spreading.
NoteThe definitive version of this paper is published in University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers 32: Papers in Optimality III.
NoteMcCarthy, J.J. (2007). Consonant Harmony via Correspondence: Evidence from Chuma. In L. Bateman, A. Werle, M. O'Keefe, & E. Reilly (Eds.): University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics 32: Papers in Optimality Theory III. (pp. 297-310). Amherst, MA: GLSA.
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