Vowel length as evidence for a distinction between free and
bound prefixes in Czech

J 2016

Vowel length as evidence for a distinction between free and bound prefixes in Czech

CAHA, Pavel and Markéta ZIKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Vowel length as evidence for a distinction between free and bound prefixes in Czech

Name in Czech

Vokalická délka jako důkaz pro existenci volných a vázaných prefixů v češtině

Authors

CAHA, Pavel (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Markéta ZIKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Acta Linguistica Hungarica, Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 2016, 1216-8076

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

60203 Linguistics

Country of publisher

Hungary

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.200

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/16:00088038

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/064.2016.63.3.3

UT WoS

000384747400003

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-84990817863

Keywords in English

prefixes; particles; particle alternation; vowel length; Czech

Abstract

In the original language

This paper argues that Czech verbal prefixes alternate between two states, roughly corresponding to the traditional notions ‘free’ and ‘bound’. The distinction, however, is not reflected in the separability of the prefix and the verb; it is reflected in vowel length. Main evidence for the claim is drawn from the way vowel length of adpositions is treated Czech internally and from a comparison to Norwegian. Theoretically, we implement the alternation as a phrasal movement of the prefix from a VP internal position (where the prefix behaves as bound) to a VP external position, drawing on Taraldsen’s (2000) proposal for Norwegian and Svenonius’ (2004) account of prefixation in Slavic.

Links

GA14-04215S, research and development project

Name: Morfonologie češtiny: alternace vokalické délky

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

ROZV/20/FF/CAH/2015, interní kód MU

Name: Podpora internacionalizace publikační činnosti 2015 - Caha

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Cite

CAHA, Pavel and Markéta ZIKOVÁ. Vowel length as evidence for a distinction between free and bound prefixes in Czech. Acta Linguistica Hungarica. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2016, vol. 63, No 3, p. 331-377. ISSN 1216-8076. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/064.2016.63.3.3.

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CAHA, Pavel and Markéta ZIKOVÁ. Vowel length as evidence for a distinction between free and bound prefixes in Czech. \textit{Acta Linguistica Hungarica}. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2016, vol.~63, No~3, p.~331-377. ISSN~1216-8076. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/064.2016.63.3.3.

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