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Output optimization in the Irish plural system1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2015

RYAN BENNETT
RYAN BENNETT*
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Yale University
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Author’s address: Department of Linguistics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208366, New Haven, CT 06520-8366, USAryan.bennett@yale.edu
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Abstract

In this paper I argue that a subpattern of Irish plural allomorphy should be analyzed as output optimizing in character. Specifically, I claim that stress-sensitive alternations between the plural suffixes -(e)anna and -(e)acha are conditioned by constraints on metrical well-formedness. This analysis connects with independent facts about the the prosodic prominence of [ax] sequences in Irish phonology. I further argue that an explanatory analysis of these patterns must make use of the notion of surface optimization. Alternative frameworks that eschew surface-oriented optimization mechanisms fail to account for synchronic and diachronic properties of the Irish plural system.

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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , 01 April 2017 , pp. 229 - 277
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[1] This paper has a long history, and many people have contributed to its improvement. Thanks are due to audiences at UC Santa Cruz, WCCFL 28, and CLC 7 for comments on earlier stages of this work. I am also indebted to Junko Itô for extensive advice on this project, and to Judith Aissen, Emily Elfner, Jim McCloskey, Armin Mester, Jaye Padgett, Mary Paster, two anonymous reviewers, and Journal of Linguistics Editor S. J. Hannahs for further feedback.

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