Abstract
This paper presents a cross-linguistic survey of non-local allomorphy and it develops a formal model that accounts for the observed patterns. The distance between the trigger and target of allomorphy in non-local patterns is much more conservative than expected. A model of Vocabulary Insertion is developed, where the limited distance follows from the basic linear computational properties of the PF-interface.
6 Appendix: Survey Data
6.1 Cases of Non-Local Suppletion
GREEK: Voice
- | - | -o | |
eat | act | impf | 1p.sg |
- | - | -omun | |
eat | non-act | impf | 1p.sg |
- | - | -o | |
eat | act | prf | 1p.sg |
-θ | -ik | -a | |
eat | non-act | prf | 1p.sg |
SLOVENIAN (South Slavic): Ptc
-e | - | -m | |
reap | asp | pres | 2p.sg |
-e | -l | -a | |
reap | asp | ptc | f.sg |
TAMIL (Dravidian): K
naan | -gal | - |
1p.pron | pl | nom |
-gal | -ukku | |
1p.pron | pl | dat |
TOTONAC (Totozoquean): person-triggered[19] suppletion in v (Brown et al. 2003)
-ná | - | |
lie | impf | 1p.pl |
-nán | -tit | |
lie | impf | 2p.pl |
ta- | -na | |
3p.pl | lie | impf |
LAK (NE Caucasian): K
-ru | - | |
moon | pl | nom |
-dald | -il | |
moon | pl | erg |
TARIANA(Arawakan): num-triggered supp. in a (Brown et al. 2003), (Aikhenvald 2003, 173)
-pua | - | |
big | class | sg |
-pua | -pe | |
big | class | pl |
KET (Yeniseian): T
ku- | Ɣ | u- | ||
2p.subj | pres.tns | 2p.obj | intend |
il’- | gu- | ||
2p.subj | past.tns | 2p.obj | intend |
BASQUE: cmpr
much |
-ago | |
much | cmpr |
-xe | -ago | |
much | dim | cmpr |
GEORGIAN (Kartvelian): K
ege | -eb | -i |
3p.pron | pl | nom |
-t | -it | |
3p.pron | pl | inst |
6.2 Cases of Non-Local Affixal Allomorphy
BULGARIAN (South Slavic): T0imprf-thm-triggered allomorphy ((Scatton 1984, 223–228))
- | -∫ | -ɛ | |
steal | thmcl1 | imperf.tns | 2p.sg |
-a | -x | -tɛ | |
steal | thmcl1 | imperf.tns | 2p.pl |
KIOWA (Tanoan): v0trns/intrns-triggered allomorphy of Mod
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the following people who provided valuable comments on the research that led to this paper: Lisa deMena Travis, Jessica Coon, Daniel Harbour, Chris Bruno, Nico Baier, Victor Acedo-Matellán, Andrew Nevins, Jason Merchant, Itamar Kastner, Jason Ostrove, and especially two anonymous reviewers for the Linguistic Review. Any errors are my own.
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