Prosodic adaptation of superheavy syllables in Arabic loanwords in Turkish : an optimality-theoretic analysis
Other Title(s)
التكييف الصوتي للمقاطع الصوتية فائقة الثقل للكلمات العربية المستعارة في اللغة التركية : تحليل عبر نظرية األوبتمالتي
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Source
Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2021), pp.581-596, 16 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2021-01-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the present study, the issue of superheavy syllables in Arabic loanwords in Turkish is investigated with regard to the environments within which a superheavy syllable is created as well as to the repair strategies employed in order to resolve the occurrence of such a potential superheavy syllable in the output form.
The analysis of this problem adopts Moraic Theory for syllables and syllable weight (Hayes, 1989; Davis, 2011).
In moraic theory, a superheavy syllable is avoided because of its trimoraic weight.
I argue that such a potential trimoraic syllable is avoided in the investigated loanwords in Turkish through two major phonological processes: vowel shortening and vowel epenthesis.
In an Optimality Theoretic framework (Prince and Smolensky, 1993/2004), I show that the avoidance of superheavy syllables in the language follows from the requirements of the high-ranked constraint *3 (Kager, 1999).
The study gives an insight into the nature of prosodic adaptation in loanword phonology.
It also supports the view that adaptation of loanwords can be phonologically-based and it can be attributed to the grammatical representations of the speaker's native language prosodic system.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ahmari, Musa Muhammad. 2021. Prosodic adaptation of superheavy syllables in Arabic loanwords in Turkish : an optimality-theoretic analysis. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities،Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.581-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1379064
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ahmari, Musa Muhammad. Prosodic adaptation of superheavy syllables in Arabic loanwords in Turkish : an optimality-theoretic analysis. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities Vol. 29, no. 1 (2021), pp.581-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1379064
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ahmari, Musa Muhammad. Prosodic adaptation of superheavy syllables in Arabic loanwords in Turkish : an optimality-theoretic analysis. Journal of King Abdulaziz University : Arts and Humanities. 2021. Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.581-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1379064
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 593-595
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BIM-1379064