| ROA: | 711 |
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| Title: | Morphological contrast and merger: ranuki in Japanese |
| Authors: | Armin Mester, Junko Ito |
| Comment: | |
| Length: | 19 |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with ra-nuki ('ra-dropping') in the potential form of vowel-verbs (tabe-re-ru instead of tabe-rare-ru 'can eat', etc.) in Japanese. By extending systemic and contrast-based notions originating in recent OT phonology into morphological paradigms, it argues that this ongoing change in current Japanese can be given a formal analysis that does justice to its functional motivation, which lies in an improved differentiation between potential and passive forms. |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology,Morphology |
| Article: | Version 1 |