Hidden Generalizations - Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory - John J. McCarthy
Two Case Studies
Hidden Generalizations - Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory - John J. McCarthy
John J. McCarthy [+]
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
John J. McCarthy is Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Graduate School, and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of Hidden Generalizations: Phonological Opacity in Optimality Theory (Equinox 2007).
Description
This chapter presents two extended case studies of phenomena in languages that have abundant opaque interactions. These case studies involve opaque interactions of processes whose phonological status is not in doubt — most are exceptionless, productive, and applicable in borrowed words, external sandhi, or language games.