| Abstract |
In this paper the Fenyinci data in Chinese dialects would be analyzed in the framework of the Optimality Theory, which is constraint-oriented. The Fenyinci words are formed by augmenting a monosyllabic word to a disyllabic word. The onset of the first syllable would be copied from the source syllable. The alveolar lateral /l/ would be as the onset of 2nd syllable of Fenyinci. In notthern Jin dialects another vowel would replace the nuclear vowel of 1st syllable. The segments following the nuclear vowel would be deleted in Min Fuzhou dialect. Especially, some of the prenuclear glides in Fenyinci syllables would inserted or deleted for the phonotactic constraints. The relevant constraints are markedness, alignment, contiguity, and faithfulness of BASE/RED. The different rankings of the constraints would be shown the processes of these Fenyinci words. |
