\_sh v3.0  561  Phonological Rules

\id Phonological Rules of Yawelmani Dialect of Yokuts 
\co (From "Generative Phonology" by Kentowicz and Kissiberth, Chapter 4)
\co ===============
\co     Definitions
\co ===============
\co Consonant
\def C
b c c' d f g h j k k' l m n p q r s t t' v w: w x y z ?
\ex --notice the digraphs c' k' t' and w:

\co Consonant plus length mark
\def Cl
b c c' d f g h j k k' l m n p q r s t t' v w: w x y z ? :

\co Consonant plus boundary mark
\def C#
b c c' d f g h j k k' l m n p q r s t t' v w: w x y z ? #

\co Vowel
\def V
a e i o u a: e: i: o: u:
\ex --notice long vowels (marked with :)

\co Long vowel
\def Vl
a: e: i: o: u:
\ex --these are digraphs

\co Short vowel
\def Vs
a e i o u

\co High vowels
\def +high
i u

\co Non-high vowels
\def -high
e o
\co ========================
\co    Phonological Rules --Overview
\co ========================
\co This list of rules is ordered as shown on the summary chart (33) in Kentowicz and Kissiberth
(Chapter 4), plus two additional rules (35) and (36) that are added after that summary.
\co The rule chart (33) shows the following rules:
\co    Shortening of vowels in verbal nouns (31)
\co    Shortening before /-?/ in final position (30)
\co    Vowel drop (35) after vowel final root
\co    Vowel epenthesis (19) of i to break consonant cluster
\co    Vowel harmony (10) round and back after round vowel of same height
\co    Vowel lowering (22) of long vowels
\co    Truncation (25) of second vowel of vowel cluster
\co    Vowel shortening (15) before consonant cluster
\co    Contraction (36) of w in reflexive/reciprocal suffix
\co ===============
\co    Phonological Rules
\co ===============
\co Shortening of vowels in verbal nouns (31)
\ru [C][Vl][C][C*]#
[C][Vs][C][C*]#
\co Shortening before /-?/ in final position (30)
\ru [C][V][C][Vl]-?#
[C][V][C][Vs]-?#
\co Vowel drop (35) after vowel final root
\ru [V]-[C][V]#
[V]-[C]#
\co Remove hyphens so following rules can operate freely anywhere in word
\ru -

\ex --notice that the blank space is significant; it acts like a null.
\co Vowel epenthesis (19) of i to break consonant cluster
\ru [C][C][C#]
[C]i[C][C#]
\co Vowel harmony (10) round and back after round vowel of same height
\ru u[Cl*]i
u[Cl*]u
\ru o[Cl*]a
o[Cl*]o
\co Vowel lowering (22) of long vowels
\ru [+high]:
[-high]:
\co Truncation (25) of second vowel of vowel cluster
\ru [V][V]
[V]
\co Vowel shortening (15) before consonant cluster
\ru [Vl][C][C#]
[Vs][C][C#]
\co Contraction (36) of w in reflexive/reciprocal suffix
\ru [+high]ws
[+high]:s