Daniel Pshock 10-11-11 LING200 - 001 1.

All non-universal syllabification options are assumed as no with the exception of: - Codas - Based on the data set, Turkish allows codas. Assuming the universal V-nucleus option holds, most of the data set includes cas es with codas. ([devir] [kar?n] [zaman] etc) Turkish has restrictions on its codas; voiced stops are not allowed to take the coda position. Despite the rows (vi)-(viii) having URs which contain voiced stop coda s, the surface forms of these glosses remove the voicing from these final stops. The on ly time they appear in the surface form is in the accusative, where they assume an onset position to the accusative morpheme /-i/. In terms of features: [-cont is not a possible coda in Turkish. -nas +voi] - Coda clusters - Based on the data set, Turkish allows coda clusters. Most of the cases in this data set do not contain coda clusters. However, one de finite case is in the nominative case for color ([renk]). Considering that only vowels may be nuclei in this data set, the final two consonants make up a coda cluster. This example also applies to the ablative case of the same word ([renkten]), assuming the ablative morpheme does not change the syllabic structure. Turkish has restrictions on its coda clusters. In this data set, trills are not allowed to join with other consonants to form a cluster. In the URs for the glosses transfer (/dev r/) and abdomen (/karn/), the alveolar trill [r] is paired with other consonants. However, in each surface form, these pairs are split up by epenthesis ([devir], [kar?n]) and by s yllable breaks ([dev.ri], [kar.n?]). In terms of features: C0 [+cons C0 is not a possible coda cluster in Turkish. +son -nas +ant] 2. Yes, syllable structure can give some insight to the vowel-shortening rule in Turkish. The syllable structure for the accusative surface forms was established in the p revious question. If this same syllable structure applies to rows (iii)-(vi), then the s yllable structure could be [zam.a?.n?], [i?k.a?.z?], [is.pa?.t?], and [har.a?.b?]. It is in the accusati ve that the long vowel form takes place. Vowel shortening occurs when the vowel in question takes on a coda. The onsets f or these particular vowels are questionable, but it is clear that they take codas in all forms except the accusative. Thus, it the accusative that has the long vowel form.