LINGUIST List 17.286

Fri Jan 27 2006

Books: Morphology/Phonology, Malay: Ahmad

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Directory         1.    Julie Manley, The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Malay: Ahmad

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Message 1: The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Malay: Ahmad
Date: 25-Jan-2006
From: Julie Manley <jmanleycoombs.anu.edu.au>
Subject: The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Malay: Ahmad


Title: The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Malay Subtitle: An optimality theoretic account Series Title: Pacific Linguistics Published: 2005 Publisher: Pacific Linguistics
                http://pacling.anu.edu.au/

Author: Zaharani Ahmad Paperback: ISBN: 085883555X Pages: x + 193 Price: AUS $ 54.00 Comment: In Australia A$59.40 (incl. GST)
Abstract:

This book gives an exhaustive description on the phonology and theinterface between phonology and morphology of the Malay language. Thedescription primarily focuses on the segmental alternations that arederived due the morphological processes of prefixation, suffixation andreduplication. It is observed that the phonology of prefixation,suffixation and reduplication in the language are quite distinct both incharacter and degree of generality. Processes that are visibly active inprefixation are generally not active in the suffixation or reduplication,and vice versa. This asymmetry has not been satisfactorily accounted for inprevious works.

The phonological analysis proposed in this book is couched in thetheoretical framework of Correspondence Theory, set within theconstraint-based approach of Optimality Theory. The asymmetry betweenprefixation, suffixation and reduplication is satisfactorily accounted foras a consequence of the output candidate best satisfying the language'sconstraint hierarchy.

Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories                             Morphology                             Phonology
Subject Language(s): Malay (mly)
Written In: English (eng )

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