Branching onsets and empty nuclei
In the Croissant Romance variety of Saint-Pierre-le-Bost (SPLB), branching onsets can be split by epenthetic vowels. In addition, epenthetic vowels should be distinguished from weak, non-epenthetic ones, although both are identical in quality – because only the latter can be stressed. The consequen...
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In the Croissant Romance variety of Saint-Pierre-le-Bost (SPLB), branching onsets can be split by epenthetic vowels. In addition, epenthetic vowels should be distinguished from weak, non-epenthetic ones, although both are identical in quality – because only the latter can be stressed. The consequences of these facts for autosegmental representations are explored in this paper. The splitting of branching onsets is claimed to argue in favor of a Strict CV view (Lowenstamm 1996, Scheer 2004). An account is proposed within this approach that involves a distinction between two types of featurally empty V-slots. Finally, a parameter is put forth regarding the realization of such V-slots which distinguishes French-type languages from SPLB-type languages.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a695e42d43f4ec2b2acb7dcda6a50372025-08-20T03:40:34ZengUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaIsogloss2385-41382025-03-0111310.5565/rev/isogloss.405Branching onsets and empty nucleiNoam FAUST0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8155-5136Université Paris 8/ CNRS SFL In the Croissant Romance variety of Saint-Pierre-le-Bost (SPLB), branching onsets can be split by epenthetic vowels. In addition, epenthetic vowels should be distinguished from weak, non-epenthetic ones, although both are identical in quality – because only the latter can be stressed. The consequences of these facts for autosegmental representations are explored in this paper. The splitting of branching onsets is claimed to argue in favor of a Strict CV view (Lowenstamm 1996, Scheer 2004). An account is proposed within this approach that involves a distinction between two types of featurally empty V-slots. Finally, a parameter is put forth regarding the realization of such V-slots which distinguishes French-type languages from SPLB-type languages. https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/405Croissantbranching onsetempty nucleiFrenchGovernment Phonology |
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| title | Branching onsets and empty nuclei |
| title_full | Branching onsets and empty nuclei |
| title_fullStr | Branching onsets and empty nuclei |
| title_full_unstemmed | Branching onsets and empty nuclei |
| title_short | Branching onsets and empty nuclei |
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| topic | Croissant branching onset empty nuclei French Government Phonology |
| url | https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/405 |
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