Linguistics

This article discusses the phonological status of diphthongs and their role in the melodic and rhythmic organization of vowel and consonant sequences. We examine the nature of rising diphthongs and th - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In recent years, the term token has gained widespread use among linguists and non-linguists alike, largely due to the rise of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. However, this term does not - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In this paper, we provide an in-depth case study of properties of the verbal domain in the Indo-Aryan language Sinhala across the different modules of grammar. Specifically, we investigate two seeming - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

I provide analyses of three noun stem alternations in Polish---"yer deletion", "o-raising", and "ę-backing"---in Logical Phonology (LP). These alternations occur in only a subset of eligible roots eve - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This document offers an introduction to grammatical analysis, using the Yucatec Maya language as a focus of study to illustrate fundamental linguistic concepts. It emphasizes the need for a patient an - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

If one surfs the Internet today -and we are in 2025- one finds references to the rule of ‘Tri-syllabic shortening proposed by Chomsky and Halle in 1968 to deal with cases like natural, divinity and ma - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This article tackles the morpho-phonological complexities of compoundspecific phonological effects in Malayalam. We argue that all effects of lengthening and their interaction with epenthesis underli - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In this paper, we show that the Eastern Nilotic language Bari exhibits extensive evidence for a pattern so far unattested in the phonological literature: suppletive allomorphy of tonal affixes which i - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In this paper, we will put forward an argument for the claim that the syntax-prosody mapping must apply cyclically in a bottom-up fashion. Smaller prosodic categories are constructed before bigger pro - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

How do we create new language? Drawing on the observation that some languages—such as Pirahã—are almost entirely without a number system, this work explores what other features of human language could - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

Description of analytical methods for computing several entropies of phonological grammar(s), and the relevance of such methods for formal phonology. Work in progress. I've deliberately kicked a fl - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This dissertation proposes a model of the spell-out component of the grammar that accounts for the form and position of reduplicative morphemes across all twenty-three Salish languages. The model inte - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This chapter provides an overview of the behavior of second-position clitics in Tagalog (Filipino), an Austronesian language of the Philippines. We illustrate the second-position nature of their linea - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This article describes and analyzes double downstep in Northern Toussian (Niger Congo; Burkina Faso), a phenomenon whereby downstep occurs twice at the same position in the utterance, leading to a pre - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

The mora is a widely used and highly valuable tool for the analysis of a variety of linguistic phenomena, including but not limited to stress behavior, syllabification, templatic morphology, compensat - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This paper discusses the interaction of syntactical and information-structural factors in the ordering of Bulgarian clauses with clitics. I define clitics as a subset of prosodically defective and com - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

What does ‘good’ ethical conduct in linguistics look like from the perspective of the communities with whom we work? We address this question by drawing on observations from a community-bridging and k - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

The concept of vowel tenseness has traditionally been examined through the binary distinction of tense and lax vowels. However, no universally accepted quantitative definition of tenseness has been es - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

By acknowledging efforts or contributing to improvements, researchers have a basic responsibility to dictionary writers and readers of research. This study investigates phonological and lexical incons - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

We aim at establishing universal and language-specific mechanisms of communicative marking and information ordering. The developed model of the communicative-syntactic interface is defined for an open - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This paper discusses the non-uniform behavior of different affixes in phonologically conditioned affix order in Yidiɲ. I present evidence from final syllable deletion illustrating that the word compri - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In this paper, we identify a previously unnoticed prediction of Stratal OT that affixes may be reordered for phonological optimization, and argue that the prediction is in fact borne out. - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

It is a well-established fact that different phonological behaviours can co- exist within the same language. In this paper, we focus on what we call ‘interstratal differences’, namely patterns where - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

The tonal phonology of Zacatepec Chatino is highly interesting from a theoretical and typological perspective. Most notably, tone-less tone-bearing units show an asymmetric behaviour across morpho-syn - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

We explore a novel approach to learning underlying representations (URs) which incorporates a number of current proposals in phonological theory and computational modeling. We seek to bring our result - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

In Kere (Trans-New Guina, Papua-New Guinea) three phrasal phonological processes interact in an opaque counterfeeding pattern. This is unexpected under many approaches to phonology, which predict the - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

A predominant assumption in the vast literature on the Mirror Principle is that exceptions to the principle are due to morphology (Hyman 2003; Ryan 2010; Popp 2021). In this paper, we provide evidence - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

Mandan’s (Sioux, North America) 1pl affixes exhibit a correlation between phonological and morphological exceptionality. I argue that vowel deletion, the phonological exceptional behaviour, and the ex - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

Irish has different complementizers depending on whether a clause is formed by an A-bar dependency without movement, via movement, or via binding of a resumptive pronoun. Despite these distinctions, t - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive

This paper analyzes the process of resyllabification in historical Czech. We argue that the diachronic shift from non-syllabic liquids to syllabic consonants reflects a broader cross-linguistic patter - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive