Berber Syllabification: Derivations or Constraints?

G.N. Clements (1)

1 LPP - LPP - Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie - UMR 7018

This chapter presents an analysis of Imdlawn Tashlhiyt Berber syllable structure within the framework of Optimality Theory (OT), based on data published by F. Dell and M. Elmedlaoui. It is shown that two ITB word formation processes make reference to pre-surface levels of phonological representation, suggesting the need for stratal organization within OT.

Mots clés: phonology; syllable; syllabification; Berber; Imdlawn Tashlhiyt; Optimality Theory; stratal organization

Domaines: Linguistique

G.N. Clements. Berber Syllabification: Derivations or Constraints?. I.M. Roca. Derivations and Constraints in Phonology, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.289-330, 1997. ⟨halshs-00180399⟩