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) |
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Journal | Natural Language and Linguistic Theory |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - 2021 |
Keywords
- Allomorphy
- Morphology
- Phonology
- Phonotactics
- Suppletion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language