31.2916, Books: Retroflexes and Markedness in Malayalam: Shoukath P., Dutta

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 21:13:43
From: Ulrich Lueders [lincom.europa at t-online.de]
Subject: Retroflexes and Markedness in Malayalam: Shoukath P., Dutta

 


Title: Retroflexes and Markedness in Malayalam 
Subtitle: an OT Perspective 
Series Title: Linguistics Edition 124  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
	   http://www.lincom-shop.eu
	

Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/LE-124-Retroflexes-and-Markedness-in-Malayalam-an-OT-Perspective/en 


Author: Ashique Shoukath P.
Author: Hemanga Dutta

Paperback: ISBN:  9783862889730 Pages: 187 Price: Europe EURO 72.80


Abstract:

This study takes up the problem of phonological and non-phonological methods
that determine the notion of ‘markedness’ on the basis of distribution,
phonotactic restrictions and phonological processes in Malayalam Phonology,
especially with reference to Malabar variety. This book tries to address the
issues such as whether the reversal pattern of the Domination Hierarchy
ranking (*retroflex >> *alveolar) characterizes the basic database of
Malayalam and how the phonotactic restrictions and phonological processes
involving both alveolar and retroflex sounds contribute to the emergence of
marked features in Malayalam Phonology. Retroflex sounds and their behaviour
in the phonological processes of Malayalam is idiosyncratic. The assimilatory
process in Malayalam displays retroflex sounds as both trigger and target as
well. The deletion process in Malayalam explains that retroflex sounds are
prone to modification through the process of degemination. The nasal
gemination process in Malayalam illustrates that retroflex sounds are indeed
not resistant to the gemination process.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Phonology

Subject Language(s): Malayalam (mal)


Written In: English  (eng)

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