| ROA: | 642 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Dialectal variation in Norwegian imperatives |
| Authors: | Curt Rice |
| Comment: | Appears in Nordlyd 31.2:372-384, 2003, Edited by Anne Dahl, Kristine Bentzen and Peter Svenonius |
| Length: | 13 |
| Abstract: | The formation of imperatives in Norwegian shows interesting interaction between phonology and morphology. Some verbs have a structure which results in phonologically ill-formed imperatives when the standard strategy for imperative formation is followed. In this paper, I illustrate this situation and outline a range of strategies which speakers employ to solve the problem. An optimality-theoretic analysis of these strategies is given, showing that some of the strategies are strictly phonological, while others show influence from the structure of the infinitive in the same paradigm. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology |
| Article: | Version 1 |