In this dissertation, I argue for a theory of long-distance consonant dissimilation based on
Surface Correspondence, correspondence that holds over the different consonants …

The most comprehensive work on dissimilation (the avoidance or repair of combinations of
similar sounds) to date, this book proposes a novel analysis that handles dissimilation as the …

This dissertation outlines a program for the theory of phonotactics—the theory of speakers'
knowledge of possible and impossible (or likely and unlikely) words—and argues that the …

I present evidence from Navajo and English that weaker, gradient versions of morpheme-
internal phonotactic constraints, such as the ban on geminate consonants in English, hold …

This book proposes the reconstruction of the Proto-Niger-Congo numeral system. The
emphasis is placed on providing an exhaustive account of the distribution of forms by …

In this study I present a comparative and historical analysis of “frequentative” Bantu verb-
stem reduplication, many of whose variants have been described for a number of Eastern …

Abstract “Productivity” is a simultaneously familiar and fraught topic for all linguists. Every
linguist believes that he can recognize it, yet grasping what properties characterize a …

Infants' disposition to learn repetitions in the input structure has been demonstrated in
pattern generalization (eg, learning the pattern ABB from the token ledidi). This study tested …

This study explores the possibility that early word segmentation is aided by infants' tendency
to segment words with repeated syllables ('reduplication'). Twenty-four nine-month-olds …

Subsidiary features modulate the degree to which the Obligatory Contour Principle on place
(OCP-Place) is violated by homorganic consonants. Statistical analysis of consonant …