Allomorph selection precedes phonology: Evidence from Yindjibarndi

Juliet Stanton

doi:10.1007/s11049-021-09531-0

Allomorph selection precedes phonology: Evidence from Yindjibarndi

Juliet Stanton

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Abstract

Theories of the phonology-morphology interface can be differentiated by their claims regarding the timing of phonologically conditioned suppletive allomorphy (PCSA) and phonology. Some (e.g. Paster 2006; Embick 2010) argue that PCSA occurs in a morphological component of the grammar that precedes phonology; others (e.g. Kager 1996; Mascaró 2007; Smith 2015) argue that at least phonologically optimizing PCSA occurs in the phonological component of the grammar, in parallel with phonology. This paper discusses a case of apparently optimizing PCSA in Yindjibarndi (Pama-Nyungan, Wordick 1982), proposes an analysis in which suppletive allomorphy precedes phonology, and shows that the alternative – an analysis in which PCSA occurs in the phonological component of the grammar – should be dispreferred.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1317-1352
Number of pages	36
Journal	Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Volume	40
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-021-09531-0
State	Published - Nov 2022

Keywords

Allomorphy
Morphology
Phonology
Phonotactics
Suppletion

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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