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Selected Works of John J. McCarthy
Unpublished Paper
Harmony in harmonic serialism
(2009)
  • John J McCarthy, university of massachusetts, Amherst
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Abstract

What OT constraint favors autosegmental spreading? Existing proposals for the pro-spreading markedness constraint make implausible typological predictions. This paper presents a new proposal that depends on Harmonic Serialism to avoid those unwanted predictions.

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Publication Date
2009
Citation Information
John J McCarthy. "Harmony in harmonic serialism" (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_j_mccarthy/61/