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This paper studies adjective reduplications in Fuzhou within the framework of autosegmental phonology and lexical phonology. I first examine the morphological process of reduplication, focusing on the definition of base as the target of reduplication. I argue that the bimorphemic base for reduplication is defined in two ways: either morphologically, where the entire compound reduplicates as a whole, or prosodically, where reduplication applies under positive prosodic circumscription accessing either or both edges of the bimorphemic base. I then investigate the phonological changes subsequent and unique to reduplication. I propose that a binary iambic foot is constructed at the right edge in each reduplication output where the penult syllable dominated by the weak node undergoes regular sandhi. The antepenult and preantepenult, if any, are unfooted and will have their tones delined and later get a default low tone. I also show that the fixed melodic material in one of the reduplication patterns is the result of a default vowel realization. Finally, I discuss the extension of the metrical treatment to the non-reduplication data as provided in Chan (1985).
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I am much indebted to Pat Shaw not only for her teaching and guidance in general, but also for her critical acumen and constant input specifically for this research. Her influence on my phonological thinking is palpably felt throughout this paper and will remain with me in the years to come. I am grateful to Doug Pulleyblank for his helpful questions, which clarify my analysis. I thank Bruce Bagemihl, Ewa Czaykowska-Higgins, Ola Olanike, and Edwin Pulleyblank for discussing certain issues with me. I also thank two anonymous reviewers for many insightful comments and suggestions. All errors are completely my own.
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Qu, Y. Adjective reduplications in Fuzhou: A morpho-phonological analysis. J East Asian Linguis 4, 1–27 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01720744
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