17.2946, Qs: Interrogative and Relative Pronouns; Glottal Stops and Codas

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Subject: 17.2946, Qs: Interrogative and Relative Pronouns; Glottal Stops and Codas

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1)
Date: 05-Oct-2006
From: Janet Fodor < jfodor at gc.cuny.edu >
Subject: Interrogative and Relative Pronouns 

2)
Date: 05-Oct-2006
From: Mark Donohue < mark at donohue.cc >
Subject: Glottal Stops and Codas 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:41:41
From: Janet Fodor < jfodor at gc.cuny.edu >
Subject: Interrogative and Relative Pronouns 
 


We would like information, from as many languages as possible, about the
relationship between interrogative and relative pronouns. Particularly we
wish to know whether or not these are historically, morphologically and/or
phonologically related. (Our ultimate interest is whether learners might
mistake one for the other, with consequent complications for syntax
acquisition.)

We emphasize that languages where the two are unrelated are as of much
interest to us as those in which they are related.

Thanks to all who can contribute data on this. 

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Typology


	
-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:41:44
From: Mark Donohue < mark at donohue.cc >
Subject: Glottal Stops and Codas 

	

Dear all,

Glottal stops in north Australian languages are phonotactically constrained
to only appear in codas; some languages of adjacent Indonesia with glottal
stops either show restrictions on their position (Sawu/Hawu: glottal stops
cannot begin words) or evidence for repositioning (Palu'e: glottal stops
cannot begin a word, and vowels preceding a medial glottal stop show
closed-syllable allophones.

Does anyone know of anything addressing the position in which glottal stops
may appear? I'm not talking about initial epenthetic glottal stops in
languages such as Tagalog, but underlying segments that appear to disfavour
onset realisations.

-Mark Donohue
Monash University 

Linguistic Field(s): Phonology
 



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