The Derivational Residue in Phonological Optimality Theory (Linguistik Aktuell Linguistics Today)

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by  Ben Hermans

THE DERIVATIONAL RESIDUE IN
PHONOLOGICAL OPTIMALITY THEORY
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Volume 28
Ben Hermans and Marc van Oostendorp (eds.)
The Derivational Residue in Phonological Optimality Theory
THE DERIVATIONAL RESIDUE
IN PHONOLOGICAL
OPTIMALITY THEORY
BEN HERMANS
Tilburg University
MARC VAN OOSTENDORP
Meertens Institute,
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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The derivational residue in phonological optimality theory / [edited by] Ben Hermans,
Marc van Oostendorp.
p. cm. -- (Linguistik aktuell / Linguistics today, ISSN 0166-0829; v. 28)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology. 2. Optimality theory (Linguistics)
3. Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology. I. Hermans, Ben. II. Oostendorp,
Marc van, 1967- III. Series: Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 28.
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Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Introduction: Optimality Theory and Derivational Effects 1
MarcvanOostendorpandBenHermans
Head Dependence in Stress-Epenthesis Interaction 29
JohnAlderete
Unrecoverable Origins 51
MaryM.Bradshaw
Uniformity in Extended Paradigms 81
EugeneBuckley
Directionality Constraints on Derivation? 105
MatthewY.Chen
Alignment and the Cycle are Different 129
SanDuanmu
Stricture is Structure 153
ChrisGolstonandHarryvanderHulst
Phonological Restructuring in Yidi\ and its Theoretical Consequences 175
BruceP.Hayes
Surface Opacity of Metrical Structure in Optimality Theory 207
RenéKager
vi TABLEOFCONTENTS
Sign-Based Morphology: A Declarative Theory of
Phonology-Morphology interleaving 247
CemilOrhanOrgun
Derivationalism in Kikamba Vowel Hiatus Phenomena 269
R.RuthRoberts-Kohno
References 295
Language Index 313
Name Index 315
Subject Index 319
List of Contributors
John Alderete City University of Hong Kong
Department of Linguistics Tat Chee Ave.
Faculty of Arts Kowloon, Hong Kong
Buchanan E270–1866 Main Mall People’s Republic of China
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6T 1Z1 [email protected]
[email protected]
San Duanmu
Mary Bradshaw Program in Linguistics
Linguistics Department University of Michigan
Ohio State University 1076 Frieze Building
222 Oxley Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1285
1712 Neil Avenue USA
Columbus, OH 43210–1298 [email protected]
USA
[email protected] Chris Golston
Department of Linguistics, PB 92
Gene Buckley California State University Fresno
Department of Linguistics Fresno CA 93740
619 Williams Hall USA
University of Pennsylvania [email protected]
Philadelphia, PA 19104–6305
USA Bruce P. Hayes
[email protected] Department of Linguistics
University of California, Los
Matthew Y. Chen Angeles
Professor of Linguistics Los Angeles CA 90095–1543
Univ. of California, San Diego USA
and [email protected]
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences
viii LISTOFCONTRIBUTORS
Harry van der Hulst Marc van Oostendorp
Department of Linguistics Meertens Institute
Leiden University Joan Muyskenweg 25
PO Box 9515 1096 CJ Amsterdam
2300 RA Leiden The Netherlands
The Netherlands [email protected]
[email protected]
Orhan Orgun
Ben Hermans Department of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics University of California, Davis
Tilburg University Davis, CA 95616
POBox 90153 USA
5000 LE Tilburg [email protected]
The Netherlands
[email protected] Rosalind Ruth Roberts-Kohno
Linguistics Department
René Kager Ohio State University
Utrecht Institute of 222 Oxley Hall
Linguistics/OTS 1712 Neil Avenue
Trans 10 Columbus, OH 43210–1298
3512 JK Utrecht USA
The Netherlands [email protected]
[email protected]
Introduction
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Optimality Theory and Derivational E ects
Marc van Oostendorp Ben Hermans
1. OptimalityTheoryandPhonologicalDerivations
The articles collected in this volume provide an overview of the status of
derivational theory within one of the most popular frameworks in present-day
phonology, Optimality Theory. According to Anderson (1985), the history of
phonology in the twentieth century can be seen as a sequence of periods in
which the emphasis is on the structure of phonological representations, alternat-
ingwithperiodsinwhichtheemphasisisonphonologicalderivations.Inperiods
in which representations are the focus of interest, most scholars are concerned
with the internal structure of units such as segments, words and phonological
phrases. In periods in which derivations are more central, people study the way
in which words are phonologically related to one another. According to Ander-
son, taking an interest in representation is often connected to the study of
languages; taking an interest in derivations is connected to the study of gram-
mars. Of course, this does not mean that either of these topics have been
completely ignored in any period of time. It is impossible to purely concentrate
on one of these aspects:
In fact, theories of rules and theories of representations deal with intimately
interrelatedandindisolubleaspectsofthesamelinguisticstructure.Inorderto
understandthatstructure,however,bothaspectsmustbeappreciated,andthis
hascertainly notalwaysbeen thebasison whichinquiryinto soundstructure
hasproceeded. (Anderson1985:9–10)
One may wonder how the 1990s are to be evaluated in this light. Whether we
likeitornot,thisdecadewillundoubtedlybeseeninfuturehistoricaloverviews