Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth

In this paper, I will argue that Skousen's account of the differences between stems and suffixes requires substantial revision and elaboration. I will argue further that the complexities of the behavior of suffixes preclude the possibility of providing an insightful analysis in terms of auto se...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4a07a85e84014b8db73a8b41cac12fb12021-11-19T03:54:54ZConsonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth10.32473/sal.v19i1.1074650039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/4a07a85e84014b8db73a8b41cac12fb11988-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107465https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XIn this paper, I will argue that Skousen's account of the differences between stems and suffixes requires substantial revision and elaboration. I will argue further that the complexities of the behavior of suffixes preclude the possibility of providing an insightful analysis in terms of auto segmental phonology/morphology (contra Lieber [1983, 1984], Marantz [n.d.]). Instead, the alternations found in suffix-initial consonants, like those in stem-initial consonants [Churma 1986b], require a fairly extensive use of morphophonological diacritics. Indeed, it would appear that an optimal account of gradation phenomena (or at least those that have been heavily grammaticized, such as in Fu1a and Celtic), will never crucially make use of autosegmental tier-separation and association (cf. Churma [1986b], Willis [1986]), although I will not be able to address this issue here.Donald G. ChurmaLibraryPress@UFarticlestemssuffixesmorphologyFulaCelticautosegmental phonologyPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 19, Iss 1 (1988)
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language EN
FR
topic stems
suffixes
morphology
Fula
Celtic
autosegmental phonology
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
spellingShingle stems
suffixes
morphology
Fula
Celtic
autosegmental phonology
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
Donald G. Churma
Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth
description In this paper, I will argue that Skousen's account of the differences between stems and suffixes requires substantial revision and elaboration. I will argue further that the complexities of the behavior of suffixes preclude the possibility of providing an insightful analysis in terms of auto segmental phonology/morphology (contra Lieber [1983, 1984], Marantz [n.d.]). Instead, the alternations found in suffix-initial consonants, like those in stem-initial consonants [Churma 1986b], require a fairly extensive use of morphophonological diacritics. Indeed, it would appear that an optimal account of gradation phenomena (or at least those that have been heavily grammaticized, such as in Fu1a and Celtic), will never crucially make use of autosegmental tier-separation and association (cf. Churma [1986b], Willis [1986]), although I will not be able to address this issue here.
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title Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth
title_short Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth
title_full Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth
title_fullStr Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth
title_full_unstemmed Consonant gradation in Fula suffixes the ugly truth
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