| ROA: | 438 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Vowel Innovation in Arabic: Inductive Grounding and Pattern Symmetry |
| Authors: | Kimary Shahin |
| Comment: | Superseded by ROA-573. |
| Length: | 22 |
| Abstract: | This paper provides a functionalist explanation of current vowel innovation in colloquial Arabic, by which short epsilon is being innovated from /æ/, and /o/ from /u/. The former phoneme split seems due to pressure for greater perceptual distinction between /æ/ and /æ:/, and is explicable as the result of inductive grounding within OT (Hayes 1998). The /o/ results from imposition of inventory symmetry in reaction to the new epsilon. An important contribution of this paper is its application of inductive grounding to paradigmatic phenomena. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology,Phonetics, Language Change |
| Article: | This article has been withdrawn. |