Sibilant harmony in Santiago Tz'utujil (Mayan)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5778711 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paulina Łyskawa (0000-0002-6189-9852, University of Maryland, College Park), Rodrigo Ranero (0000-0001-8797-6695, University of Maryland, College Park) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 265-265 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2473-8689 • E-ISSN: 2473-8689 |
| Publisher | Linguistic Society of America (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3765/plsa.v6i1.4968 |
| OpenAlex | W3138658518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
We analyze sibilant harmony in the Santiago Atitlán dialect of Tz'utujil (Mayan), a phenomenon that was briefly described by Dayley (1985). Novel data show that the obligatory harmony process (i) is asymmetrical (triggered only by [+ant] sibilants), (ii) progressive, and (iii) applies long-distance. Furthermore, we argue that the process is not stem-controlled. In contextualizing the phenomenon within the typology of sibilant harmony (Hansson 2010), we conclude that it is unique. Finally, we suggest that Santiago Tz'utujil sibilant harmony has been stable diachronically because the target segment /ʃ/ is always in the stressed syllable, thus being salient in the input during acquisition
Harmony (Music · Phenomenon · Vowel harmony · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Phonetics and Phonology Research
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