Distinguishing total and partial identity: Evidence from Chol
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Gallagher, Gillian
Coon Burgess, Jessica Louise
Date Issued
August 2009
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Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
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Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
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Gallagher, Gillian, and Jessica Coon. “Distinguishing total and partial identity: Evidence from Chol.” Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 27 (2009): 545-582.
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Abstract
This paper argues that long-distance assimilations between consonants come in two varieties: Total identity, which arises via a non-local relation between the interacting segments; and partial identity, which results from local articulatory spreading through intervening segments (Flemming 1995; Gafos 1999). Our proposal differs from previous analyses (Hansson 2001; Rose and Walker 2004) in that only total identity is a non-local phenomenon. While non-adjacent consonants may interact via a relation we call linking, the only requirement which may be placed on linked consonants is total identity. All single feature identities are the result of local spreading. The interaction of a total identity requirement on ejectives and stridents with anteriority harmony in Chol (Mayan) highlights the distinction between these two types of long-distance phenomena. We show that theories that allow non-local, single-feature agreement make undesirable predictions, and that the more restrictive typology predicted by our framework is supported by the vast majority of long-distance assimilation cases.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11049-009-9075-3
