External Allomorphy and Lexical Representation

Mascaró, Joan

doi:10.1162/ling.2007.38.4.715

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“…OT approaches to suppletive allomorphy model suppletion as phonological competition between the members of the set of allomorphs (Mascaró 2007;Mester 1994). The allomorphs are in competition in the input, and the more harmonic morpheme is inserted depending on the phonological environment.…”

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“…I propose a syntax-prosody mapping algorithm that derives intonational phrase boundaries from the surface syntax, and then argue that each alternation can be understood in terms of output optimization (Mascaró 2007;Mester 1994). The important fact is that K'ichee' requires a prominence peak rightmost in the intonational phrase, and so the morphological alternations occur in order to ensure an optimal host for this prominence peak.…”

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Morphological alternations at the intonational phrase edge

Henderson

2012

Nat Lang Linguist Theory

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This article develops an analysis of a pair of morphological alternations in K'ichee' (Mayan) that are conditioned at the right edge of intonational phrase boundaries. I propose a syntax-prosody mapping algorithm that derives intonational phrase boundaries from the surface syntax, and then argue that each alternation can be understood in terms of output optimization (Mascaró 2007;Mester 1994). The important fact is that K'ichee' requires a prominence peak rightmost in the intonational phrase, and so the morphological alternations occur in order to ensure an optimal host for this prominence peak. Finally, I consider the wider implications of the analysis for the architecture of the syntax-phonology interface, especially as it concerns late-insertion theories of morphology

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2012

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“…The question remains, however, why we chose to pursue an analysis incorporating faithfulness to lexical ordering of allomorphs (PRIORITY) and to lexically encoded subcategorization requirements (RESPECT), following recent work by , Bonet, Lloret & Mascaró (2007), and Mascaró (2007). That is to ask, what motivates a lexical ordering and subcategorization approach to Spanish diminutives over the approaches taken in previous studies?…”

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“…In recent work, , Bonet, Lloret & Mascaró (2007), and Mascaró (2007) have proposed that the set of input allomorphs may be ordered, either partially or fully, and that the grammar contains a constraint requiring faithfulness to the lexical ordering: (10) PRIORITY (Bonet, Lloret & Mascaró 2007, p.906, Mascaró 2007 Respect lexical priority (ordering) of allomorphs. Given an input containing allomorphs m 1 , m 2 , ... m n , a candidate m i ′, where m i ′ is in correspondence with m i , PRIORITY assigns as many violation marks as the depth of ordering between m i and the highest dominating morph(s).…”

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“…These properties show an interaction of morphological and phonological properties, which is a recognized hallmark of diminutive formation in Spanish more generally. Our theoretical contribution is a formal analysis of this interaction, couched within recent work on allomorph selection by , Bonet, Lloret & Mascaró (2007), and Mascaró (2007). In our analysis, the JS diminutive suffix is represented lexically as a partially ordered set of allomorphs, {(zik, ik) > it}, in which /zik/ and /ik/ both have priority over /it/ but are unordered with respect to each other.…”

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The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Judeo-Spanish Diminutive Formation: A Lexical Ordering and Subcategorization Approach

Bradley

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2011

Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics

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In this article we examine diminutive formation in Judeo-Spanish, which has not been treated before in the generative literature. The distribution of diminutive suffixes is shown to be predictable based on an interaction of morphological and phonological properties, which is a recognized hallmark of diminutive formation in Spanish more generally. Judeo-Spanish also presents some interesting twists not commonly found in other varieties of Spanish. A formal analysis is developed in Optimality Theory that builds upon recent work on allomorph selection involving lexical ordering and subcategorization. A comparison with previous analyses of other Spanish varieties shows that our approach can account for the behavior of nominal class markers in diminutivization, as well as the alternation of diminutive allomorphs, while avoiding the proliferation of language-and morpheme-specific constraints. Furthermore, our account sheds new light on the moraic status of glides in rising and falling diphthongs and of the trill in word-medial intervocalic position.

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Inward and Outward Allomorph Selection

Rolle

2023

The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Morphology

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This entry provides an overview of directionality relations in allomorphy selection. One type is ‘inward conditioning’, where the trigger is in a structurally outer position compared to the target of allomorphy (i.e. it is further away from the lexical head of the construction). This type can also be referred to as ‘outward sensitivity’. Its counterpart is ‘outward conditioning’, where it is the trigger which is in an inner position and the target in an outer position (it can also be referred to as ‘inward sensitivity’). A number of typologically diverse cases are presented to illustrate directional asymmetries in allomorphy selection. One robust generalization involves ‘grammatically conditioned allomorphy’, in which the trigger is a morphosyntactic feature (e.g. [ plural ]), feature bundle (e.g. [ 3.sg.fem ]), or category (e.g. [ tense ]). In this type of allomorphy, both inward conditioning and outward conditioning are widespread, showing a clear directional symmetry. In contrast, other types of allomorphy such as ‘lexically conditioned’ (the trigger is a particular lexical root), ‘morphologically conditioned’ (a purely morphological feature, e.g. conjugation class) and ‘phonologically conditioned allomorphy’ show a clear directional asymmetry. Here, allomorph selection almost always involves outward conditioning, in other words, the trigger is in an inner position. Cases of inward conditioning are rare and controversial. Taken all together, the propensity for triggers to be inward compared to targets is called the ‘directional asymmetry in allomorphy selection’.

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External Allomorphy and Lexical Representation

Cited by 97 publications

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Morphological alternations at the intonational phrase edge

Morphological alternations at the intonational phrase edge

The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Judeo-Spanish Diminutive Formation: A Lexical Ordering and Subcategorization Approach

Inward and Outward Allomorph Selection

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