Vowel-zero Alternations in Czech Double Diminutives: From the Havlík Pattern to the Lower Pattern
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Czech in Formal Grammar |
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| web | http://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/@ntJppgDIYlbupZRC/FKvzNGsm?8 |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | vowel-zero alternations; Czech; double diminutives; Havlík pattern; Lower pattern |
| Description | This paper analyzes the phonological and the morphological structure of Czech double diminutives in eček. I argue that these diminutives are created by recursive application of the suffix -ek whose initial vowel e alternates with zero. |