THE IIORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE IIIPERATIVE STEIl IN AIIHARIC

Abstract

The i.perative ste. in R.haric .ay
be identiFied by its selet:t-ion of a
~econd person subject and by its unique
.orphological structure. This paper
atte.pts to identiFy the nature of its
core te.plate.
In the description of the
.orphological structure of the i.perative
ste., a nonlinear .odel developed in
/lfcCarthy (1979, 1981) where the
consonantal and vocalic .elodies are
represented on separate tiers, is
adopted. The · CV tier is considered to
represent an abstract ti.ing slot. The
consonantal and vocalic .elodies are
associated with the relevant unit in the
CV tier by the principle of leFt-to-right
associ at ion.
The R.haric i.perative s/e. is
assu.ed to have a te.plate CCVCJFor Type
Rand CVCCC For the Type Band
Quadrilateral ste.s. Epenthesis vowel
insertiob applies on these basic
structurrs in order to produce
pronounc'1!able (surFace) For.s. The
vowel-iTltSertion rule is .otivated by a
universal process which relates seg.ents
within . : word with the syllable structure
of the l'pnguage.
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