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phonological opacity: a standalone construct

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phonologicalopacity1 CONSTRUCTPhonological opacityMCCARTHY · PHONOLOGY

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situation in which a phonological generalization is not visible on the surface because of another process, a key test for parallel constraint theories.

In phonology, phonological opacity refers to situation in which a phonological generalization is not visible on the surface because of another process, a key test for parallel constraint theories. This meaning comes from McCarthy (1999) in Phonology.[1]

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generalization6 fields · 16 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsopacity5 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one word, five constructsparallel1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. McCarthy, J. J. (1999). Sympathy and phonological opacity. Phonology, 16(3), 331-399. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0952675799003784

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