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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 12:07PM

Emphasis Spread

A phonological process in which the pharyngeal feature of an underlying emphatic segment spreads to the neighboring segments. This is a common phonological phenomenon in Arabic dialects. (phonology)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 12:07PM

Emphatic

A sound in Arabic that is pronounced with a pharyngeal feature as its secondary place of articulation. An emphatic sound can trigger Emphasis Spread. (phonetics)

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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 12:08PM

Empty Category Principle

Traces must be properly governed. (syntax)

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