| Abstract: | Many phonological and morphological phenomena affect only the left edge of a constituent, but never the right. We argue that such edge bias is due to a formal limitation on constraints: reference to the right edge is not possible. Cases of apparent right-edge reference are due to other factors that happen to approximate right-edgeness. We discuss edge asymmetries in morphological concatenation (prefixing), footing, larger prosodic inventories at the right edge, apparent right-edge preservation, and opacity. |
