| ROA: | 616 |
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| Title: | The length of stem-final vowels in Colloquial Arabic |
| Authors: | John J. McCarthy |
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| Length: | 26 |
| Abstract: | Richness of the base is an important but neglected aspect of Optimality Theory. In this paper, I show how richness of the base, when combined with OT’s thesis of a universal, typologically-justified constraint set, sheds light on a classic phonological problem, the indeterminacy of underlying representations. This point is illustrated with an analysis of stem-final vowels in Cairene Arabic. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology |
| Article: | Version 1 |