On the ambiguous segmental status of nasals in homorganic NC sequences

Downing, Laura J.

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“…Although most analyses of present-day Bantu languages propose that the syllable break appears before a nasal cluster, Downing (2005) argues that the preconsonantal nasal is syllabified as a coda. I f correct, this would allow us to hypothesize that nasal clusters were restricted to C 2 position because only the initial stem syllable could have a coda in Proto-Bantu (cf.…”

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Directional asymmetries in the morphology and phonology of words, with special reference to Bantu

Hyman¹

2008

Linguistics

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This paper is concerned with two types of word-level asymmetries and their interaction: leftright asymmetries and stem-word asymmetries. Two left-right asymmetries are examined from a wide range of languages, one morphological (the predominance of suffixation over prefixation), one phonological (the preference for anticipatory over perseverative phonology). Since phonological processes are often triggered by features which originate in roots, a second asymmetry is also addressed: the tendency for suffixes to be more tightly bound to roots than prefixes. Asymmetries between stem-vs. word phonology are examined in Bantu, where suffixes are incorporated into a derived stem domain, from which prefixes are typically excluded. This root+suffix stem domain is shown to be the locus of phonological activity in Proto-Bantu and throughout the large Bantu family, which divides into two typological zones: (i) Northwest Bantu languages, which impose a maximal size condition and stringent consonant distribution constraints on stems; (ii) Central Bantu languages, which do not restrict the size or consonant distribution of stems, but frequently impose a minimal size condition on words. The study presents a number of generalizations concerning such asymmetries and identifies questions for future research.

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Directional asymmetries in the morphology and phonology of words, with special reference to Bantu

Hyman¹

2008

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“…An issue which arises here is whether later generations of speakers may have reinterpreted the /l/ as being syllabified in Spec-Onset.18 More generally, processes of presonorant lengthening have also been interpreted as involving prominence dissimilation, enhancing as they do the contrast between the acoustically similar vowel and the following sonorant consonant (see e.g Downing, 2005. and references therein).…”

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The syllabic affiliation of postvocalic liquids: An onset-specifier approach

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Torre

2008

Lingua

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“…Moreover, assimilation has been equally of interest (Jun, 2004;Downing, 2005;Ladd and Scobbie, 2003). In the case of Pali, the phenomenon of gemination has been wellestablished.…”

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A Gestural Approach to Gemination and Nasals in Pali

Schmeiser¹

2008

Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics

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On the ambiguous segmental status of nasals in homorganic NC sequences

Cited by 35 publications

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Directional asymmetries in the morphology and phonology of words, with special reference to Bantu

Directional asymmetries in the morphology and phonology of words, with special reference to Bantu

The syllabic affiliation of postvocalic liquids: An onset-specifier approach

A Gestural Approach to Gemination and Nasals in Pali

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