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On the Internal Structure of Tashlhiyt Berber Triconsonantal Roots

Author(s) -

Mohamed Lahrouchi

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

linguistic inquiry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1530-9150

pISSN - 0024-3892

DOI - 10.1162/ling.2010.41.2.255

Subject(s) - obstruent , linguistics , grammaticalization , branching (polymer chemistry) , complement (music) , head (geology) , mathematics , history , philosophy , geology , biology , paleontology , materials science , biochemistry , vowel , complementation , composite material , gene , phenotype

This article examines the internal structure of triconsonantal roots in Tashlhiyt Berber. It is proposed that these roots have a binary-branching head-complement structure, built upon the sonorant and the segment immediately to its left. Evidence for this structure is provided by the imperfective formation. It is argued that only roots that display such a structure undergo gemination in the imperf...

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