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Cluster reduction: deletion or coalescence?

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posted on 2023-06-08, 06:08 authored by Max W Wheeler
I show that a consequence of Correspondence Theory in OT is that, for processes such as cluster reduction, if MAX outranks UNIFORMITY, candidates displaying coalescence are preferred to those displaying true deletion. It is thus incumbent on the analyst to identify the constraints that select appropriate coalescence candidates, even for apparent "deletion" cases. I show how Lamontagne & Rice's (1995) account of the D-effect in Navajo must be modified to ensure the correct outcome in a language where both coalescence and apparent deletion are repairs to cluster constraint violations. If, for other reasons, it is necessary that UNIFORMITY outrank MAX, the admission of MAX(Feature) constraints becomes unavoidable. An analysis of certain cluster reduction phenomena in Ibiza Catalan shows how complex coda constraints, perceptual markedness constraints for clusters, Paradigm Uniformity, and featural faithfulness interact to derive a pattern of contextual variation. The paper includes a review of Correspondence Theory focusing on its effects in cluster reduction. Key words phonology, Optimality Theory, Correspondence Theory, coalescence, deletion, fusion, cluster reduction, Navajo, Ibiza Catalan

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Catalan Journal of Linguistics

ISSN

1695-6885

Volume

4

Page range

57-82

Pages

26.0

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  • English Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

M.-R. Lloret, J Jiménez

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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