Computational Restrictions on Iterative Prosodic Processes

Authors

  • Hossep Dolatian
  • Nate Koser
  • Jonathan Rawski
  • Kristina Strother-Garcia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/amp.v9i0.4920

Keywords:

subregular, prosody, iterative, logical transductions

Abstract

We demonstrate a computational restriction on iterative prosody in phonology by using logical transductions. We show that the typology is fundamentally local but requires output recursion, formulated via quantifier-free transductions and least-fixed-point operators, respectively. We focus on two case studies from iterative prosody. One is iterative secondary stress. The other is more complex: iterative syllabification and epenthesis in Arabic dialects. The second case study involves formalizing Ito (1989)'s analysis of directional syllabification.

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Published

2021-05-01

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Supplemental Proceedings