(Mor)phonotactics of Ukrainian. The study of word-initial consonant Clusters
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[1] Adam Mickiewicz University
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- Localización: Italian journal of linguistics, ISSN 1120-2726, Vol. 36, Nº. 1, 2024, págs. 129-154
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The present paper aims to provide the first analysis of Ukrainian phonotactics and morphonotactics, compare them qualitatively and quantitatively, and explain the difference between these two perspectives. Further, the paper explores the morphological complexity of consonant clusters in the Ukrainian language. The research is limited to consonant clusters in word-initial position compared to earlier studies in other Slavic languages, namely Russian and Polish. With respect to markedness, two hypotheses were tested, suggesting that morphonotactic clusters are expected to be less preferred than phonotactic, and that cluster preferability is directly proportional to frequency. Additionally, there have been discussed predictions of clusters’ preferability derived from the Net Auditory Distance principle.
