Identity Preservation in Hakha-Lai Tone Sandhi

IF 0.3 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Taiwan Journal of Linguistics Pub Date : 2005-12-01 DOI:10.6519/TJL.2005.3(2).1

Hui-Shan Lin

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Abstract

This paper examines the tone sandhi phenomenon in the Tibeto-Berman language of Hakha-Lai, which is special for the complex interactions among its elementary rules. The rule interactions in Hakha-Lai lead to both left-to-right and right-to-left rule directionalities in sequences of three or more tones. The rule application directionalities, however, appear to be ungoverned, as none of the principles proposed to date that may contribute to determining directionalities can account for them. In this paper, I argue that the tone sandhi operation directionalities in Hakha-Lai are by no means ungoverned. Normally tone sandhi operates from right to left for identity reasons. This is forced by the IDENT-BOT constraint. The right-to-left direction is sacrificed only when such direction would result in output forms that contain marked sequences or tonal changes at the prominent position, which are forbidden by U[AGREE-t and IDENT-IO-T-L respectively. Thus, the directionalities of tone sandhi operation in Hakha-Lai are naturally predicted by the interaction of the IDENT-BOT constraint, the U[AGREE-t constraint, and the IDENT-IO-T-L constraint, where IDENT-BOT must be dominated by the latter two constraints.

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哈卡莱调变调中的身份保护

本文研究了哈卡莱藏伯曼语的变调现象，这种变调现象是其基本规则之间复杂的相互作用所特有的。哈卡莱的规则交互作用导致了从左到右和从右到左的三个或更多音调序列的规则方向。然而，规则应用的方向性似乎是不受治理的，因为迄今为止提出的可能有助于确定方向性的原则都无法解释它们。本文认为，哈卡语的变调操作方向并非不受控制。通常情况下，出于身份原因，连读从右向左进行。这是由identity - bot约束强制的。只有当从右到左的方向会导致输出形式在显著位置包含标记序列或音调变化时才会牺牲，这是U[AGREE-t]和identity - io -t -l分别禁止的。因此，哈卡语变调操作的方向性自然是由IDENT-BOT约束、U[AGREE-t]约束和IDENT-IO-T-L约束的相互作用来预测的，其中IDENT-BOT必须由后两个约束主导。

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Taiwan Journal of Linguistics LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： Taiwan Journal of Linguistics is an international journal dedicated to the publication of research papers in linguistics and welcomes contributions in all areas of the scientific study of language. Contributions may be submitted from all countries and are accepted all year round. The language of publication is English. There are no restrictions on regular submission; however, manuscripts simultaneously submitted to other publications cannot be accepted. TJL adheres to a strict standard of double-blind reviews to minimize biases that might be caused by knowledge of the author’s gender, culture, or standing within the professional community. Once a manuscript is determined as potentially suitable for the journal after an initial screening by the editor, all information that may identify the author is removed, and copies are sent to at least two qualified reviewers. The selection of reviewers is based purely on professional considerations and their identity will be kept strictly confidential by TJL. All feedback from the reviewers, except such comments as may be specifically referred to the attention of the editor, is faithfully relayed to the authors to assist them in improving their work, regardless of whether the paper is to be accepted, accepted upon minor revision, revised and resubmitted, or rejected.