Dissimilation, Assimilation and Vowel Reduction: Constraint Interaction in East Slavic Dialects with so-called Dissimilative <i>Akan’e</i> and <i>Jakan’e</i>
This paper presents an Optimality Theory-based analysis of the unstressed vocalism in Russian. It is argued that an account of the so-called dissimilative akan’e and jakan’e patterns in terms of dissimilation alone is simplistic and that the vowel patterns in question arise as a result of complex i...
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| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2002-02-01
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| Series: | Poljarnyj Vestnik: Norwegian Journal of Slavic Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/vestnik/article/view/1402 |