The diversity of nasal behaviour in Banjarese prefixation: an optimality theory based approach
The prefixation of /maN-/ in the Banjarese is known to cause the nasal segment to behave differently. However, in previous studies on Banjarese prefixation, these nasal behaviors were not given full attention, as affixation (including prefixation) was merely considered one of the morphological...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2025
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/26056/1/Gema_25_2_1.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/26056/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/gema/issue/view/1824 |
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| Summary: | The prefixation of /maN-/ in the Banjarese is known to cause the nasal segment to behave
differently. However, in previous studies on Banjarese prefixation, these nasal behaviors were not
given full attention, as affixation (including prefixation) was merely considered one of the
morphological processes of word formation. This paper aims to analyze these nasal behaviors at
the prefix-base boundary and the factors that cause them to behave as they do. Data were collected
using two methods: interviews and a word list. Three types of nasal behavior were identified as
follows: nasal assimilation, nasal substitution, and nasal deletion. Each behavior is governed by
specific constraints present in the language. Nasal assimilation results from a constraint that
prohibits the clustering of nasal-obstruent segments with different places of articulation, while
nasal substitution is employed to address sequences involving a nasal and a voiceless obstruent.
On the other hand, nasal deletion occurs due to a constraint that disallows the clustering of sonorant
segments at the prefix-base boundary. |
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