Non-iterativity, Icy Targets, and the Need for Non-linear Representations in Feature Spreading
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https://doi.org/10.3765/amp.v9i0.5205Keywords:
Vowel Harmony, Bounded harmony, Optimality Theory, Metrical Representations, Icy TargetsAbstract
Vowel and vowel-consonant harmonies have been central to much linguistic theorizing over the last century. One prevailing theme in this work is the need for non-linear representations. Clements (1981) and Jurgec (2011) argue for the superiority of non-linear representations for the analysis of unbounded and bounded feature spreading, respectively. This paper modifies and extends the metrical analysis in Jurgec (2011) to provide an Optimality Theoretic account for three bounded harmonies, rounding harmony in Central Crimean Tatar, as well as ATR harmony in Bangla and Iny. In all of these patterns, a vowel undergoes harmony but does not further propagate the harmonic feature. The metrical analysis is then compared to analyses employing string-based and autosegmental representations.
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