University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics
Article Title
Abstract
This paper discusses an apparent synchronic case of homophony avoidance in the Trigrad dialect of Bulgarian. Section 2 lays out the facts and summarizes Crosswhite’s (1997) OT-based solution to the aberrant phonology. Section 3 discusses various problems with Crosswhite’s proposal while section 4 offers a different perspective on homophony and its position both synchronically and diachronically adopting Labov’s (1994) Facultative Model.
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Mondon, Jean-Francois
(2010)
"A Reassessment of Anti-Homophony in Bulgarian,"
University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics: Vol. 16:
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1, Article 16.
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https://repository.upenn.edu/pwpl/vol16/iss1/16