Dene (Athabaskan) verbs are widely known for their complex morphophonology. The most complex patterns are associated with two conjugation markers, /s/ and /n/, which are associated with a floating H tone to their immediate left. In this paper, we provide an analysis of /θe/ and /ɲe/, the reflexes of the /s/ and /n/ conjugations in Tetsǫ́t’ıné. Whereas previous accounts of these conjugations have relied heavily on morphological conditioning, we show that, once level ordering, autosegmental phonology and metrical phonology are brought to bear on the problem, morphological conditioning is not required. Within the framework of Stratal OT, we propose the Domain Reference Hypothesis, by which phonological constraints may only refer to morphological domains and their edges. In addition, we show that in Tetsǫ́t’ıné there is a correlation between phonological opacity and morphological structure, as predicted by the Stratal OT model.

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Tetsǫ́t'ıné 中的级别排序和不透明度：Stratal OT 帐户

Dene（Athabaskan）动词以其复杂的形态音系而广为人知。最复杂的模式与两个共轭标记相关联，/s/ 和 /n/，它们与紧靠左侧的浮动 H 音相关联。在本文中，我们提供了 /θe/ 和 /ɲe/ 的分析，它们是 Tetsǫ́t'ıné 中 /s/ 和 /n/ 共轭的反射。尽管以前对这些共轭的描述在很大程度上依赖于形态条件，但我们表明，一旦水平排序、自动音段语音学和韵律语音学被用来解决这个问题，就不需要形态条件条件。在 Stratal OT 的框架内，我们提出了域参考假设，其中语音约束可能仅指形态域及其边缘。此外，