Optimality theory and historical phonology: an example from nasal harmony in mundurukú

Optimality theory and historical phonology: an example from nasal harmony in mundurukú

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This paper offers an account of diachronic changes in nasal harmony in Mundurukú, a Tupian language from Brazil. It attempts to show that the Optimality Theory provides new ways of accounting for sound change, other than constraint re-ranking. A comparison of Mundurukú and Kuruaya’s modern systems p...

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Main Author: Gessiane Picanço
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho 2013-01-01
Series:Alfa: Revista de Lingüística
Subjects:
Sound change
Nasal harmony
Optimality theory
Historical phonology
Mundurukú
Online Access:http://seer.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/4664/4548

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