Abstract:
The current investigation pertains to the compensatory lengthening process within the Borujerdi dialect. In this study, two theoretical frameworks, optimality and Morai, are applied to analyze the data. The inquiry revealed the presence of two distinct forms of compensatory lengthening in the specified dialect: first, compensatory vowel lengthening which is caused by the deletion of the glottal consonants /h/ and /ʔ/, and the other which is caused by vowel deletion. These two consonants represent the sole consonantal elements within the Borujerdi dialect that possess a syllabic weight. The initial phenomenon involves compensatory lengthening of vowels resulting from the deletion of glottal consonants /h/ and /ʔ/, while the second phenomenon is attributed to vowel deletion. When either the glottal consonants or vowels are deleted, their mora is then reallocated to the preceding short vowel. The short vowels undergo a transition to double-moraic vowels following the absorption of the free mora associated with glottal consonants and the omission of a vowel. The investigation revealed that this phenomenon takes place in this dialect, alongside the three phonological environments outlined by Bickmore, within an additional.
Machine summary:
" In this study, by employing two theories, "Optimality and Moraic," the vowel compensatory lengthening 1 process in the Borujerdi dialect was investigated, and it was determined that two types of compensatory lengthening exist in this dialect: first, vowel compensatory lengthening resulting from the deletion of the glottal consonants /h/ and /ʔ/, and second, vowel compensatory lengthening resulting from vowel deletion.
It is important to mention a few points regarding Optimality Theory: 1 1 - Generative Phonology2 -Prince, Alan3 - Smolensky, Paul4 - Constraint-based5 - Constraint6 - Optimal7 - Ranking The compensatory lengthening process in Borujerdi dialect within the framework of Optimality Theory 67 (a) There is no domain that contains a rule; rather, there is only mention of universal constraints.
These constraints must, in fact, be able to explain the deletion of glottal consonants from the coda and short vowels; therefore, mentioning the consonant cluster at their beginning is mandatory, because otherwise, they will lack the capacity for feeding2 for the occurrence of the compensatory lengthening process.
*! * Table (1) Compensatory lengthening resulting from the deletion of glottal fricative /h/ 78 Dialectology and Folklore In the table above, the coda option (a) violates the dominant markedness constraint *Glottal]σ because in this option, the glottal consonant is placed in the syllable coda position.
By examining option (b), it is observed that this option also violates the markedness constraint that prevents hiatus, because in this option, by deleting the glottal stop, hiatus occurs, which is contrary to the syllable structure of the Borujerdi dialect.
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