Week 3b. Just a littleWeek 3b. Just a littlebit more phology.bit more phology.

CAS LX 522CAS LX 522Syntax ISyntax I

The morphology of The morphology of bebe

I was sleepy.I was sleepy. You are sleepy.You are sleepy. We are sleepy.We are sleepy.

What features does the auxiliary What features does the auxiliary be be have (among [±1, ±2, ±Pl, ±Past])?have (among [±1, ±2, ±Pl, ±Past])?

If If bebe has [-1, -2, -Pl, -Past], how is it has [-1, -2, -Pl, -Past], how is it pronounced? And [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past]?pronounced? And [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past]?

The morphology of The morphology of bebe Consider the whole set. There are only five different Consider the whole set. There are only five different

pronunciations: pronunciations: amam, , areare, , isis, , waswas, , werewere. How can we write . How can we write a set of feature-based pronunciation rules to describe a set of feature-based pronunciation rules to describe this?this?

[-Past][-Past] [+Past][+Past]

[-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl] [-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl]

[+1][+1] 11 amam areare waswas werewere

[-1, [-1, +2]+2]

22 areare areare werewere werewere

[-1, -2][-1, -2] 33 isis areare waswas werewere

The morphology of The morphology of bebe Try it in words first. When is the [-Past] Try it in words first. When is the [-Past]

pronounced pronounced IsIs? ? AmAm? ? AreAre??

[-Past][-Past] [+Past][+Past]

[-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl] [-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl]

[+1][+1] 11 amam areare waswas werewere

[-1, [-1, +2]+2]

22 areare areare werewere werewere

[-1, -2][-1, -2] 33 isis areare waswas werewere

The morphology of The morphology of bebe [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = isis.. [-Past, +1, -Pl] = [-Past, +1, -Pl] = amam.. [-Past] = [-Past] = areare..

[-Past][-Past] [+Past][+Past]

[-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl] [-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl]

[+1][+1] 11 amam areare waswas werewere

[-1, [-1, +2]+2]

22 areare areare werewere werewere

[-1, -2][-1, -2] 33 isis areare waswas werewere

The morphology of The morphology of bebe [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = isis.. [-Past, +1, -Pl] = [-Past, +1, -Pl] = amam.. [-Past] = [-Past] = areare..

[-Past][-Past] [+Past][+Past]

[-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl] [-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl]

[+1][+1] 11 amam areare waswas werewere

[-1, [-1, +2]+2]

22 areare areare werewere werewere

[-1, -2][-1, -2] 33 isis areare waswas werewere

Morphology often has thischaracter, where the pronunciationrules have a “specific case” and a“general case” if the specific case

does not apply.

The morphology of The morphology of bebe [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = isis.. [-Past, +1, -Pl] = [-Past, +1, -Pl] = amam.. [-Past] = [-Past] = areare..

[-Past][-Past] [+Past][+Past]

[-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl] [-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl]

[+1][+1] 11 amam areare waswas werewere

[-1, [-1, +2]+2]

22 areare areare werewere werewere

[-1, -2][-1, -2] 33 isis areare waswas werewere

Ok, your turn.What’s the rest?

The morphology of The morphology of bebe [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = isis.. [+Past] = [+Past] =

werewere [-Past, +1, -Pl] = [-Past, +1, -Pl] = amam.. [ ] = [ ] = areare [+Past, -2, -Pl] = [+Past, -2, -Pl] = waswas..

[-Past][-Past] [+Past][+Past]

[-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl] [-Pl][-Pl] [+Pl][+Pl]

[+1][+1] 11 amam areare waswas werewere

[-1, [-1, +2]+2]

22 areare areare werewere werewere

[-1, -2][-1, -2] 33 isis areare waswas werewere

The morphology of The morphology of bebe

Ok, let’s test it out.Ok, let’s test it out.

[-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = isis.. [+Past] = [+Past] = werewere

[-Past, +1, -Pl] = [-Past, +1, -Pl] = amam.. [ ] = [ ] = areare [+Past, -2, -Pl] = [+Past, -2, -Pl] = waswas..

II [+1, -2, -Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] [+1, -2, -Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] ecstatic.ecstatic. TheyThey [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past, -N, +V, +F] [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past, -N, +V, +F] leaving.leaving. Y’allY’all [-1, +2, +Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] [-1, +2, +Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] late.late.

The morphology of The morphology of bebe

Ok, let’s test it out.Ok, let’s test it out.

II [+1, -2, -Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] [+1, -2, -Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] ecstatic.ecstatic. TheyThey [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past, -N, +V, +F] [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past, -N, +V, +F]

leaving.leaving. Y’allY’all [-1, +2, +Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] [-1, +2, +Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] late.late.