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which reduces to '' ' ' in casual speech (56a). If the vowel preceding A( A( A( A( is K, then it is the K
which shortens yielding M M
(56b). In addition, glide formation occurs before other
particles as well (56c).
(56) a. BKHKJ5= BKHKJ5= =( =( =( =( A( A( A( A( → BKHKJ5= =( '
soap be.finished EMPH
‘The soap is gone.’
b. CK( CK( A A A A
→ [ CM
1SG return:NF EMPH
‘I’ve returned.’
c. J( J( J( J( =(J= =(J= =(J= =(J= =( =( CK CK = → J( =(J= =( CM==
2SG come where REL return QUEST
‘Where are you coming from?’
Glide formation is not structure preserving, since it violates the phonotactic
constraints of secondary articulations as in (56b). It applies across word boundaries and is
optional. It may be limited to applying with certain lexical items, but more research is
necessary on that point.
7.2.4 Raising of a
The raising of = to discussed in Chapter 2 may apply across morpheme or word
boundaries. An example is given in (57):
(57) F=(K( F=(K( F=(K( F=(K( =(C=( =(C=( =(C=( =(C=( → F(K( (C(
1SG REP-planted other DET
‘I planted more again.’
It is not structure preserving, as it creates an allophone of a phoneme. It is
optional and it does not have lexical exceptions.
7.3 Summary
As a summary, Table 7.1 lists the phonological processes which I have posited for
Mono and indicates if they are structure preserving, if they apply across word boundaries,
if they are optional, and if they have lexical exceptions.
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