17.286, Books: Morphology/Phonology, Malay: Ahmad

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Date: 25-Jan-2006
From: Julie Manley < jmanley at coombs.anu.edu.au >
Subject: The Phonology-Morphology Interface in Malay: Ahmad 

	
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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:44:29
From: Julie Manley < jmanley at coombs.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  

Publication Year: 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 the
interface between phonology and morphology of the Malay language. The
description primarily focuses on the segmental alternations that are
derived due the morphological processes of prefixation, suffixation and
reduplication. It is observed that the phonology of prefixation,
suffixation and reduplication in the language are quite distinct both in
character and degree of generality. Processes that are visibly active in
prefixation are generally not active in the suffixation or reduplication,
and vice versa. This asymmetry has not been satisfactorily accounted for in
previous works. 

The phonological analysis proposed in this book is couched in the
theoretical framework of Correspondence Theory, set within the
constraint-based approach of Optimality Theory. The asymmetry between
prefixation, suffixation and reduplication is satisfactorily accounted for
as a consequence of the output candidate best satisfying the language's
constraint hierarchy. 



Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
                     Morphology
                     Phonology

Subject Language(s): Malay (mly)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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