Hossep Dolatian
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 220221 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Hossep Dolatian |
| PRENOMES | Hossep |
| SOBRENOME | Dolatian |
| ASSINATURA | DOLATIAN H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Stony Brook University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5044-8434 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Turkish-influenced phonological features of the Istanbul Armenian dialect
Istanbul Armenians form an ethnic minority in the city of Istanbul. The majority of Istanbul Armenians speak Turkish monolingually or predominantly, with a subset still speaking Western Armenian, an Indo-European language. The Istanbul subdialect of Western Armenian has noticeable differences in phonology compared to other Armenian groups. The peculiar accent in Istanbul Armenian is attributed to phonological properties arose from contact with Tu…
Valency‐Conditioned Allomorphy in the Verbal Agreement of the Takestani Dialect of Southern Tati
This paper studies the morphological structure of verbs in Takestani, an endangered Iranian dialect of Southern Tati. We analyse the effects of various morphological conditions on subject agreement allomorphy. The agreement suffix exhibits a large range of allomorphs in the past tense. We show that the primary factor for the agreement allomorphy is the valency of the root, and secondary factors are the presence of auxiliaries or perfective aspect…
Non-adjacency in phonosyntax
In Iranian Armenian, certain verbal suffixes display allomorphy or morphophonological alternations that are conditioned by the location of another word. These alternations are a phonosyntactic process, i.e., a syntax-sensitive morphophonological process. The choice of surface form for the perfective converb suffix depends on the location of an auxiliary. If the auxiliary is to the right of the suffix (with possible interveners), then the suffix u…
Cyclic residues of affix deletion in Armenian passive stems
Armenian (Yerevan Eastern Armenian and Beirut Western Armenian)
Armenian (or , /hɑjeˈɾen/, ISO 639-1 hy) comprises an independent branch of the Indo-European language family.1 Its earliest attested ancestor is Classical Armenian in the fifth century CE (see Godel 1975; Thomson 1989; DeLisi 2015; Macak 2016). Modern Armenian is classified into two dialect families: Eastern Armenian (ISO 639-3 hye) and Western Armenian (ISO 639-3 hyw). Eastern Armenian is spoken in modern-day Armenia, and large speaker communit…
Simplification principles and child language development in Armenian
At certain stages of their general cognitive development and language acquisition, children apparently employ their innately growing (cognitive) knowledge and skills to meet the challenges they face in L1 acquisition. Among other things, children use different sets of simplification strategies, such as cropping words, replacing or displacing syllables or syllabic constituents, omitting suffixes, and using simpler syntax. We catalog processes like…
Regular and polyregular theories of reduplication
We explore the generative capacity of morphological theories of reduplication. We computationally classify theories of reduplication using a hierarchy of string-to-string function classes. Reduplication as a process requires only the regular class of functions. We show that various morphological theories necessarily treat it as a more expressive polyregular function, while others maintain regularity. We discuss the significance of this formal res…
Output-conditioned and non-local allomorphy in Armenian theme vowels
Cross-linguistically, it is difficult to tease apart allomorphy from readjustment rules. But regardless, both tend to respect locality and are sensitive to information that is present in the input, not the output. We document a counter-example to these tendencies from Western Armenian, and we discuss how the data falsifies such restrictive models of allomorphy. The Western Armenian theme vowel -i- changes to the theme vowel -e- due to two types o…
Prosodically-conditioned relative clause extraposition in Armenian
Armenian is an SOV language that has post-nominal finite relative clauses (RCs). These clauses are typically immediately post-nominal: N+RC. But in various contexts, the relative clause is extraposed to the right edge of the sentence: N+V+RC instead of *N+RC+V. The various contexts are united by how the modified noun is prosodically phrased with an immediately following verb. We argue that extraposition is conditioned by prosodic phrasing. A host…
Fluctuations in allomorphy domains
Numerals and ordinals occupy a special place in the typology of suppletion. In generative work, one basic cross-linguistic parameter is whether ordinal allomorphy displays internal vs. external marking. Internal marking is when irregular forms propagate from lower ordinals to higher ones (English ‘first’ $ \to $ ‘twenty-first’), whereas external marking is the lack of propagation. We catalog ordinal formation in Armenian dialects through both for…
Relativized Locality
Linguistic processes tend to respect locality constraints. In this article, we analyze the distribution of conjugation classes in Armenian verbs. We analyze a type of tense allomorphy that applies across these classes. We show that on the surface, this allomorphy is long-distance. Specifically, it is sensitive to the interaction of multiple morphemes that are neither linearly nor structurally adjacent. However, we argue that this allomorphy respe…
An apparent case of outwardly-sensitive allomorphy in the Armenian definite
Cross-linguistically, it is rare to find cases of phonologically-conditioned allomorphy where the trigger morpheme lies external or outside the target morpheme. At first sight, the Armenian definite suffix seems to be such a case. The definite suffix uses various surface forms. The choice of surface form is conditioned by the preceding segment, the following clitic, and/or the following word. However, we argue that this outward sensitivity is epi…
Derivational timing of morphomes
Agglutination underlies superficial fusion in Western Armenian verbal inflection
Verbs in Western Armenian (Indo-European) inflect for both subject agreement and tense. Subject and tense marking is often fused, which makes segmentation difficult. We show that, despite surface fusion, verbal inflection in Western Armenian is fundamentally agglutinative. By segmenting subject and tense suffixes across the verbal paradigm, we capture syncretic patterns and other interactions between inflectional slots that a fusional account doe…
Computational Restrictions on Iterative Prosodic Processes
We demonstrate a computational restriction on iterative prosody in phonology by using logical transductions. We show that the typology is fundamentally local but requires output recursion, formulated via quantifier-free transductions and least-fixed-point operators, respectively. We focus on two case studies from iterative prosody. One is iterative secondary stress. The other is more complex: iterative syllabification and epenthesis in Arabic dia…
Cyclicity and prosodic misalignment in Armenian stems
The role of heads and cyclicity in bracketing paradoxes in Armenian compounds
Acoustic properties of word and phrasal prominence in Uzbek
Based on a large-scale corpus of experimental data produced by 8 native speakers of Tashkent Uzbek, we assess the presence of canonical word-final stress in real words spoken in three dialogue types: without focus, with contrastive focus, and with new information focus on the target. The first context provides baseline information regarding the manifestation of stress, in the absence of additional focus properties. By comparing the latter two con…
Computing Vowel Harmony
Search & Copy (S&C) is a procedural model of vowel harmony in which underspecified vowels trigger searches for targets that provide them with features. In this paper, we seek to relate the S&C formalism with models of phonological locality proposed by recent work in the subregular program. Our goal is to provide a formal description, within the framework of mathematical linguistics, of the range of possible phonological transformations that admit…
Cyclicity and prosodic misalignment in Armenian stems
Relativized Locality
Linguistic processes tend to respect locality constraints. In this article, we analyze the distribution of conjugation classes in Armenian verbs. We analyze a type of tense allomorphy that applies across these classes. We show that on the surface, this allomorphy is long-distance. Specifically, it is sensitive to the interaction of multiple morphemes that are neither linearly nor structurally adjacent. However, we argue that this allomorphy respe…
The role of heads and cyclicity in bracketing paradoxes in Armenian compounds
Armenian (Yerevan Eastern Armenian and Beirut Western Armenian)
Armenian (or , /hɑjeˈɾen/, ISO 639-1 hy) comprises an independent branch of the Indo-European language family.1 Its earliest attested ancestor is Classical Armenian in the fifth century CE (see Godel 1975; Thomson 1989; DeLisi 2015; Macak 2016). Modern Armenian is classified into two dialect families: Eastern Armenian (ISO 639-3 hye) and Western Armenian (ISO 639-3 hyw). Eastern Armenian is spoken in modern-day Armenia, and large speaker communit…
Derivational timing of morphomes
Acoustic properties of word and phrasal prominence in Uzbek
Based on a large-scale corpus of experimental data produced by 8 native speakers of Tashkent Uzbek, we assess the presence of canonical word-final stress in real words spoken in three dialogue types: without focus, with contrastive focus, and with new information focus on the target. The first context provides baseline information regarding the manifestation of stress, in the absence of additional focus properties. By comparing the latter two con…
Computing Vowel Harmony
Search & Copy (S&C) is a procedural model of vowel harmony in which underspecified vowels trigger searches for targets that provide them with features. In this paper, we seek to relate the S&C formalism with models of phonological locality proposed by recent work in the subregular program. Our goal is to provide a formal description, within the framework of mathematical linguistics, of the range of possible phonological transformations that admit…
Agglutination underlies superficial fusion in Western Armenian verbal inflection
Verbs in Western Armenian (Indo-European) inflect for both subject agreement and tense. Subject and tense marking is often fused, which makes segmentation difficult. We show that, despite surface fusion, verbal inflection in Western Armenian is fundamentally agglutinative. By segmenting subject and tense suffixes across the verbal paradigm, we capture syncretic patterns and other interactions between inflectional slots that a fusional account doe…
Computational Restrictions on Iterative Prosodic Processes
We demonstrate a computational restriction on iterative prosody in phonology by using logical transductions. We show that the typology is fundamentally local but requires output recursion, formulated via quantifier-free transductions and least-fixed-point operators, respectively. We focus on two case studies from iterative prosody. One is iterative secondary stress. The other is more complex: iterative syllabification and epenthesis in Arabic dia…
Cyclicity and prosodic misalignment in Armenian stems
The role of heads and cyclicity in bracketing paradoxes in Armenian compounds
An apparent case of outwardly-sensitive allomorphy in the Armenian definite
Cross-linguistically, it is rare to find cases of phonologically-conditioned allomorphy where the trigger morpheme lies external or outside the target morpheme. At first sight, the Armenian definite suffix seems to be such a case. The definite suffix uses various surface forms. The choice of surface form is conditioned by the preceding segment, the following clitic, and/or the following word. However, we argue that this outward sensitivity is epi…
Derivational timing of morphomes
Simplification principles and child language development in Armenian
At certain stages of their general cognitive development and language acquisition, children apparently employ their innately growing (cognitive) knowledge and skills to meet the challenges they face in L1 acquisition. Among other things, children use different sets of simplification strategies, such as cropping words, replacing or displacing syllables or syllabic constituents, omitting suffixes, and using simpler syntax. We catalog processes like…
Regular and polyregular theories of reduplication
We explore the generative capacity of morphological theories of reduplication. We computationally classify theories of reduplication using a hierarchy of string-to-string function classes. Reduplication as a process requires only the regular class of functions. We show that various morphological theories necessarily treat it as a more expressive polyregular function, while others maintain regularity. We discuss the significance of this formal res…
Output-conditioned and non-local allomorphy in Armenian theme vowels
Cross-linguistically, it is difficult to tease apart allomorphy from readjustment rules. But regardless, both tend to respect locality and are sensitive to information that is present in the input, not the output. We document a counter-example to these tendencies from Western Armenian, and we discuss how the data falsifies such restrictive models of allomorphy. The Western Armenian theme vowel -i- changes to the theme vowel -e- due to two types o…
Prosodically-conditioned relative clause extraposition in Armenian
Armenian is an SOV language that has post-nominal finite relative clauses (RCs). These clauses are typically immediately post-nominal: N+RC. But in various contexts, the relative clause is extraposed to the right edge of the sentence: N+V+RC instead of *N+RC+V. The various contexts are united by how the modified noun is prosodically phrased with an immediately following verb. We argue that extraposition is conditioned by prosodic phrasing. A host…
Fluctuations in allomorphy domains
Numerals and ordinals occupy a special place in the typology of suppletion. In generative work, one basic cross-linguistic parameter is whether ordinal allomorphy displays internal vs. external marking. Internal marking is when irregular forms propagate from lower ordinals to higher ones (English ‘first’ $ \to $ ‘twenty-first’), whereas external marking is the lack of propagation. We catalog ordinal formation in Armenian dialects through both for…
Relativized Locality
Linguistic processes tend to respect locality constraints. In this article, we analyze the distribution of conjugation classes in Armenian verbs. We analyze a type of tense allomorphy that applies across these classes. We show that on the surface, this allomorphy is long-distance. Specifically, it is sensitive to the interaction of multiple morphemes that are neither linearly nor structurally adjacent. However, we argue that this allomorphy respe…
Cyclic residues of affix deletion in Armenian passive stems
Armenian (Yerevan Eastern Armenian and Beirut Western Armenian)
Armenian (or , /hɑjeˈɾen/, ISO 639-1 hy) comprises an independent branch of the Indo-European language family.1 Its earliest attested ancestor is Classical Armenian in the fifth century CE (see Godel 1975; Thomson 1989; DeLisi 2015; Macak 2016). Modern Armenian is classified into two dialect families: Eastern Armenian (ISO 639-3 hye) and Western Armenian (ISO 639-3 hyw). Eastern Armenian is spoken in modern-day Armenia, and large speaker communit…
Valency‐Conditioned Allomorphy in the Verbal Agreement of the Takestani Dialect of Southern Tati
This paper studies the morphological structure of verbs in Takestani, an endangered Iranian dialect of Southern Tati. We analyse the effects of various morphological conditions on subject agreement allomorphy. The agreement suffix exhibits a large range of allomorphs in the past tense. We show that the primary factor for the agreement allomorphy is the valency of the root, and secondary factors are the presence of auxiliaries or perfective aspect…
Non-adjacency in phonosyntax
In Iranian Armenian, certain verbal suffixes display allomorphy or morphophonological alternations that are conditioned by the location of another word. These alternations are a phonosyntactic process, i.e., a syntax-sensitive morphophonological process. The choice of surface form for the perfective converb suffix depends on the location of an auxiliary. If the auxiliary is to the right of the suffix (with possible interveners), then the suffix u…
Turkish-influenced phonological features of the Istanbul Armenian dialect
Istanbul Armenians form an ethnic minority in the city of Istanbul. The majority of Istanbul Armenians speak Turkish monolingually or predominantly, with a subset still speaking Western Armenian, an Indo-European language. The Istanbul subdialect of Western Armenian has noticeable differences in phonology compared to other Armenian groups. The peculiar accent in Istanbul Armenian is attributed to phonological properties arose from contact with Tu…
Linguistics (15 obras) · Armenian (13 obras) · Philosophy (13 obras) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (12 obras) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (12 obras) · Computer Science (11 obras) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (9 obras) · Mathematics (9 obras) · Allomorph (8 obras) · History (8 obras)