This study is aimed to analyze gemination in tri-syllabic words in Persian. Data for the study is collected from Dehkhoda Medium Dictionary. The collected data categorized in different tables in Excel. To classify the data, various factors such as structure of syllable, number of morphemes, combination of morphemes (being simple word, derived, compound or derivational-compound), grammatical categories, and the language of origin are considered. The data is analyzed in three stages. First, the whole data including Persian and borrowed geminated words is studied. Then, Persian geminated words are selected and studied separately. Finally, the data is analyzed to answer the main question of current research: What types of morphemes in Persian can satisfy Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP). This question leads the researchers to hypothesize that derivational morphemes can satisfy OCP. To examine this hypothesis, Optimality Theory (OT) employed to figure out the order of limitations in optimum syllabic combination.
Published in | International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 4, Issue 6) |
DOI | 10.11648/j.ijll.20160406.14 |
Page(s) | 220-229 |
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Phonology, Optimality Theory (OT), Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP), Syllabic Structure, Gemination
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Aliye Kord Za’feranlu Kambuziya, Farnoosh Taherloo, Ferdows Aghagolzade, Arsalan Golfam. (2016). Analyzing Tri-syllabic Geminated Words in Persian According to Optimality Theory (OT). International Journal of Language and Linguistics, 4(6), 220-229. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijll.20160406.14
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Aliye Kord Za’feranlu Kambuziya; Farnoosh Taherloo; Ferdows Aghagolzade; Arsalan Golfam. Analyzing Tri-syllabic Geminated Words in Persian According to Optimality Theory (OT). Int. J. Lang. Linguist. 2016, 4(6), 220-229. doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.20160406.14
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Aliye Kord Za’feranlu Kambuziya, Farnoosh Taherloo, Ferdows Aghagolzade, Arsalan Golfam. Analyzing Tri-syllabic Geminated Words in Persian According to Optimality Theory (OT). Int J Lang Linguist. 2016;4(6):220-229. doi: 10.11648/j.ijll.20160406.14
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