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On constraining global rules in phonology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2026

D. Gary Miller
D. Gary Miller*
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University of Florida
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Abstract

Kiparsky 1973b proposes a number of constraints on global rules. All his examples are of the type where derived strings become separated, in terms of their behavior, from otherwise identical underlying strings. This paper will argue for cases of global rules that do not meet Kiparsky's conditions. In fact, the two cases discussed violate Kiparsky's conditions by applying to underlying rather than derived strings. The inescapable conclusion is that Kiparsky's constraints are not valid for grammars.

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Research Article
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Language , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , March 1975 , pp. 128 - 132
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Copyright © 1975 by Linguistic Society of America

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