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positional faithfulness: a standalone construct

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positionalfaithfulness1 CONSTRUCTPositional faithfulnessBECKMAN · PHONOLOGY

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Phonology

proposal that faithfulness constraints specific to prominent positions, such as root-initial syllables, explain where contrasts survive and where they neutralize.

In phonology, positional faithfulness refers to proposal that faithfulness constraints specific to prominent positions, such as root-initial syllables, explain where contrasts survive and where they neutralize. This meaning comes from Beckman (1997) in Phonology.[1]

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  1. Beckman, J. N. (1997). Positional faithfulness, positional neutralisation and Shona vowel harmony. Phonology, 14(1), 1-46. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0952675797003308

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