Arabic (Moroccan) -- Harrell (1962), in Kenstowicz & Kisseberth (1979:330)
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Question
Formulate rules to account for the vowel~zero alternations and the placement of stress in the following perfect verb forms. How must the rules be ordered? How can the multiple applications of the rule for the vowel~zero alternation be described?
Data
1 sg. |
2 sg. f. |
3 sg. m. |
3 sg. f. |
1 pl. |
3 pl. |
Gloss |
qeddémt |
qeddémti |
qéddem |
qéddmet |
qeddémna |
qéddmu |
'presented' |
gerbélt |
gerbélti |
gérbel |
gérblet |
gerbélna |
gérblu |
'sifted' |
ktébt |
ktébti |
ktéb |
kétbet |
ktébna |
kétbu |
'wrote' |
texléʕt |
texléʕti |
téxleʕ |
txélʕet |
texléʕna |
txélʕru |
'got scared' |
Notes
The symbol ʕ is a best guess, used to transcribe an unrecognizable character in the original data.
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