5. Morphology in Relation to Phonology
5. Morphology in Relation to Phonology
5. Morphology in Relation to Phonology
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F. Plank, <strong>Morphology</strong> I: <strong>5.</strong> <strong>Morphology</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Relation</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Phonology</strong> 45<br />
Gruft.<br />
Gruft.<br />
usual syllabification<br />
first syllable maximal, no need <strong>to</strong> leave<br />
anyth<strong>in</strong>g out<br />
In addition there are certa<strong>in</strong> cluster simplifications, e.g.:<br />
Ost-i > Ossi, Osk-i > Ossi, Birg-i > Biggi.<br />
The only potentially problematic cases from the list above are Manni<br />
and Depri: Why problematic?<br />
With -i suffixed <strong>to</strong> the rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g maximal syllable we get words<br />
form<strong>in</strong>g a trochaic foot (σ ́σ).<br />
Thus, the motivation for the special reductive morphology of such -i<br />
words is phonological, def<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> terms of (maximal) syllables and<br />
(trochaic) feet.
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