This book is about how the vocabulary of a language is built and how similarities and differences between word forms can be explained, integrating optimality theory (OT) with lexical phonology and morphology. It shows that the phonology and morphology of stems, words, and sentences is governed by distinct constraint systems which may differ in the ranking of faithfulness constraints, and that these constraint systems are serially linked. Parallel versions of OT with paradigmatic constraints are refuted. The book includes a systematic comparative analysis of Arabic dialects. It presupposes some knowledge of phonological theory.
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Höhe: 228 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-1-57586-197-5 (9781575861975)
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Paul Kiparsky is the Robert M. and Anne T. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.
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Stanford University, California
1. Paradigm constraints; 2. Paradigms and the notion of base; 3. Opacity, paradigm constraints, serialism: the Arabic evidence; 4. The syllabic typology of Arabic dialects; 5. Remarks on the Parallel alternative; 6. Stress; 7. Conclusion; Appendix.
