Minimality in the phonology-syntax interface of the Mixtec of San Jerónimo de Xayacatlán
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https://doi.org/10.24201/clecm.v12.322Keywords:
couplet, clitic, mininal word, phonological alteration, exponency, stratal phonologyAbstract
This paper aims to describe the phonological alterations caused by the concatenation of vowel enclitics to stems of the Mixteco of San Jerónimo de Xayacatlán. To fulfill this purpose, different verbal stems and constructions with vowel enclitics of 1sg and 2sg.fam are studied. The analysis suggests that the changes generated by the enclitics conform to the minimal word requirement established in the language. In this sense, operations on the base-enclitic edge are subject to a high-ranking restriction that ensures compliance with the bimoraic template of the Mixtec language. The analytical view chosen has a wide range of implications for this phonological-syntactic interface, including the exponency relationship, storage types, operations in different strata, and distinct possibilities of host-enclitic combination. The work presents an alternative approach to the minimal word and contributes to its modeling in Mixtec languages.
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