Floating [back] targets consonants? - j onok DIM, /ut-/ duck
vs. /ut j -onok/ - j onok DIM, /or j ol-/ eagle vs. /orl j -onok/ -
j uga PEJOR, /vor-/ thief vs. /vor j -uga/ - j sk ADJ, /general-/
general vs. /general j -skij/ - j sk ADJ, /volg-/ Volga vs. /vol
-skij/ - j ba ?, /sud-/ judge vs. /sud j -ba/ fate - j ba ?,
/drug-/ friend vs. /dru -ba/ friendship
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Zoque patamatp j atahis mat bu u burro bjuubjuu his burro
fahabeltf j ahahis belt mulamulem j ulahis mule wakascoww j akashis
cow kamacornfieldk j amahis cornfield gajuroosterg j ajuhis rooster
hajahhusbandh j ajahhis husband at s i older brother j at s i his
older brother
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Vowel harmony Vowels in classical Mongolian words are all...
[back] [kgegyn] boy [ktelbyri] instruction [+back] [uuta] bag
Hungarian tofrom a.vizwaterviz-nkviz-tl keknifeke-nkke-tl
b.kintorturekin-nkkin-tol hidbridgehid-nkhid-tol t s eltargett s
el-nkt s el-tol
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Hungarian Exceptional class of roots with [back] /i, e/ which
nonetheless take a [+back] suffix? The root morpheme has a floating
[+back] feature (Ringen and Vago 1998:399; also Clements 1977,
Hulst and Smith 1985, Kiparsky 1981, etc.)
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Chamorro (Marianas Islands) a.hul ttonguei hil tthe tongue
b.fogonstovei fegonthe stove c.l himani lhithe man d.huloupsn
hiloin the direction up e.tu oto knowin ti owe (excl.) know en ti
oyou (pl.) know
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English Modern English: goose vs. geese Old English: gos vs.
gosi Modern English: tooth vs. teeth Old English: to vs. toi.
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Ainu (Japan): transitivizer a.hum-ito chop upmus-ito choke
pok-ito lowerhop-ito leave behind kar-ito rotatesar-ito look back
b.pir-uto wipekir-uto alter ket-uto rubrek-uto ring
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Hanoi vs. Hue Vietnamese st stbook nelder brother t be little n
arrive
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Hanoi vs. Hue Vietnamese t noise, sound nknkwater
tiptipcontinue ppto perfume
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Hanoi vs. Hue Vietnamese mtmkone xwtxukto exit lwtluklaw
tkkpimento bietbkknow tkto break
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Hanoi vs. Hue Vietnamese nbe tasty xwnxuto exit twntuweek hnhbe
more xnxnxcommend vnvgarden
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Hue Vietnamese [cons] [+cons] # Place Place [cont] Body Body
Blade [+back] [+ant][dist][cor]
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Karaim (Turkic, Lithuania) ku -l r-d n servant-pl-abl vs. k un
-l r -d n day-pl-abl. stemablative a.suvsuv-d nwater t t -t nstone
b.k un k un -d n day m en m en -d n I k op k op -t n very
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Acadian French [ka]case [k t]cost [kote]side [gar]station [g
t]drop (N.)
Two processes, both variable Palatalization [back] feature
spreads from front vowel onto a preceding velar consonant which
consequenly becomes palatalized. Coronalization Switch from
[dorsal, back] to [coronal, anterior, +distributed].
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Vowels i, y, , , , , u, e, , , , , o, a, , [high]++ [low]++
[back]+++
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Interdisciplinary Language Research: Relevance and Application
(Fall 2009 Graduate Workshops) Sound Research: Phonetics and/or/vs
Phonology Friday, October 30 at 2:00 pm Language Research Center,
CHD 419 All are welcome to attend Refreshments