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[palu] ‘stick’ [ku:ba] ‘dough’ [tapa] ‘4’ [s]- possessed

[palu] ‘stick’ [ku:ba] ‘dough’ [tapa] ‘4’ [s]- possessed -[be] third person singular masculine possessor -[lu] second person plural possessor. Isthmus Zapotec. [V:] = long vowel. Morphological analysis [palu] ‘stick’ [ku:ba] ‘dough’ [tapa] ‘4’ [s]- possessed

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[palu] ‘stick’ [ku:ba] ‘dough’ [tapa] ‘4’ [s]- possessed

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  1. [palu] ‘stick’ • [ku:ba] ‘dough’ • [tapa] ‘4’ • [s]- possessed • -[be] third person singular masculine possessor • -[lu] second person plural possessor

  2. Isthmus Zapotec. [V:] = long vowel

  3. Morphological analysis • [palu] ‘stick’ • [ku:ba] ‘dough’ • [tapa] ‘4’ • [s]- possessed • -[be] third person singular masculine possessor • -[lu] second person plural possessor • [geta] ~ [keta] ‘tortilla’ • [bere] ~ [pere] ‘chicken’ • [do/o] ~ [to/o] ‘rope’

  4. Accounting for the alternation • [p t k] / s ___, [b d g] / # ___ • Devoicing: /b d g/  [p t k] / s___ or • Voicing: /p t k/  [b d g] / # ___ • If Voicing, what about [palu] (etc.)? • Therefore, Devoicing.

  5. Finished analysis • Morphemes • /geta/ ‘tortilla’ • /bere/ ‘chicken’ • /do/o/ ‘rope’ • Phonology • Devoicing: /b d g/  [p t k] / s___

  6. Allomorphs Isthmus Zapotec Identify all morphemes. Account for all alternating forms.

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