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Linguist Teaching : OPTIMALITY THEORY (CASE SYSTEM)

/ m « N + puk U l /            à            [m « .mu.k U l] Faith (C) Stem Faith (C) Affix Faith (place) Stem Faith (place) affix ICC (Place) Onset m « N .pu.k U l *! m « m.pu.k U l *! m « m.bu.k U l *! *! m « N .u.k U l * *! m « .pu.k U l *! v   m « .mu.k U l * * 1.        The first possible output violates ICC (place) because [ N ] and [p] have different place of articulation and no coda because the structure of last syllable is CVC. 2.        The second possible output violates faith (place) affix because there is a changing sound of aff...