LINGUIST List 21.3213 Mon Aug 09 2010 Qs: Phonology - Morphology Interaction Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Diane Brentari, Phonology - Morphology Interaction Message 1: Phonology - Morphology Interaction Date: 09-Aug-2010 From: Diane Brentari <brentaripurdue.edu> Subject: Phonology - Morphology Interaction E-mail this message to a friend I am currently working on an article on the morphophonological interactions in sign language classifier constructions. To supplement my research, I want to find parallels in spoken language inflectional morphology for what I have already found in sign language classifier constructions. I'm looking for a language that uses a specific class of sounds for a particular class of morphology. A simple (but hypothetical) case would be if a language used only vowels for tense affixes, and only consonants for person morphology - i.e., 'a' (pres.), 'i' (past) 'u' (future) and 't' (1sg), 'p' (2sg), 'k' (3sg). It could be more subtle, such as plain consonants used for person markers and consonants with a secondary articulation used for tense markers. So far I have consulted online databases for my project, as well the following resources: On Semitic languages: McCarthy 1979. (and similar subsequent work on prosodic phonology) On Latvian: Mathiassen, Terje. 1996. A Short Grammar of Latvian. On general issues of morphology: Anderson, Stephen . 1992. A-Morphous Morphology. Mathews, P.H. 1991. Morphology. Cambridge University Press. I would be happy if anyone could recommend similar information or insight on this matter. Thank you in advance, and please respond directly to brentaripurdue.edu. Diane Brentari Professor, Linguistics Program Purdue University Linguistic Field(s): Morphology Phonology Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 09-Aug-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.