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TitleEdge Asymmetries in Phonology and Morphology
PublisherGLSA Publications
Date Created2000
Extent15 p.
DescriptionMany phonological and morphological phenomena affect only the left edge of a constituent, but never the right. We argue that such edge bias is due to a formal limitation on constraints: reference to the right edge is not possible. Cases of apparent right-edge reference are due to other factors that happen to approximate right-edgeness. We discuss edge asymmetries in morphological concatenation (prefixing), footing, larger prosodic inventories at the right edge, apparent right-edge preservation, and opacity.
NoteThe definitive version of this paper was published in Proceedings of the North East Linguistic Society 30 (NELS 30) and is available at glsa.hypermart.net
NoteBye, P., & de Lacy, P. (2000). Edge asymmetries in phonology and morphology,. In J. Kim, & M. Hirotani (Eds.) Proceedings of NELS 30. (pp. 121-135). Amherst, MA:
GLSA Publications.
NotePaul de Lacy's work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant SBR-9420424.
GenreConference Paper or Lecture
LanguageEnglish
CollectionRutgers Optimality Archive
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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