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| Title: | Icelandic Preaspiration and the Moraic Theory of Geminates |
| Authors: | Edward Keer |
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| Length: | 11 |
| Abstract: | Icelandic Preaspiration and the Moraic Theory of Geminates Edward Keer University of Massachusetts, Amherst In this paper I provide an Optimality Theoretic (OT) account of Icelandic preaspiration that relies on both the moraic theory of geminates (Hayes 1986, McCarthy & Prince 1986) as well as the bisegmental theory of aspiration proposed by Steriade (1993, 1994). The main claim of the analysis is that preaspiration is a type of metathesis between the stop and the aspiration. Following Thráinsson (1978) and Hermans (1985) I assume that preaspiration is contingent on lengthening of consonants in stressed syllables. This restriction is captured in an OT grammar through relative ranking of constraints. The analysis is further supported by a typology of preaspiration processes. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
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| Article: | Version 1 |