Alignment and the syllable coda condition in Malay: an optimality account

It has long been observed that the basic structure of the Malay syllable is (C)V(C) (Abdullah 1974, Yunus 1980, Farid 1980), allowing only a single segment to occupy constituents of the syllable. Although Malay may have single-member codas, there is a restriction in the language which prohibits a sm...

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Main Author: Zaharani Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2004
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/738/1/GemaVol4.2.2004No1.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/738/
http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/gemahome.html
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Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Language: English
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