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649-0304 
Deriving consonant cluster phonotactics: Evidence from Singapore English
Authors 
Arto Anttila Stanford University <anttila@stanford.edu> [Details]
Vivienne Fong Stanford University <vivienne@stanford.edu> [Details]
Stefan Benus Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia <sb513@nyu.edu> [Details]
Jennifer Nycz New York University <jrn218@nyu.edu> [Details]
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15 pp.
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Abstract 


Singapore English exhibits consonant cluster processes that fall into three types: vowel epenthesis, consonant reordering (metathesis, copy), and consonant lenition (fricativization, place assimilation, deletion). These processes are remarkable in two ways: they occur in systematic free variation within and across individuals, and they result in systematic opacity: epenthesis is opacified by reordering, which is opacified by lenition. We present two main findings. First, we provide evidence that segment reordering arises through the interaction of perceptual constraints and Output-Output Faithfulness. Second, we examine several optimality-theoretic approaches to opacity (Output-Output Faithfulness, Comparative Markedness, Stratal Optimality Theory) and conclude that none of them covers all aspects of the problem.
Keywords 
 consonant clusters, variation, opacity, Singapore English
Area 
 Phonology
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 Manuscript
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