Onseto apribojimo (angl. onset constraint) pažeidimai pirmajame žodžio skiemenyje (anglų ir lietuvių kalbų analizė)
Violation of Onset Constraint in Word-Initial Syllable (Analysis in English and Lithuanian)

Summary/Abstract: ONSET of the word-initial syllables in English and Lithuanian has been investigatedin the theoretical framework of Optimality Theory (1397 word-initial syllables in Lithuanianand the same number of word-initial syllables in English). The results of the investigation haveshown that the Lithuanian language exhibits fewer cases of ONSET violations in word-initialsyllable than the English language. Thus, the Lithuanian language is less marked in this respect.Accordingly, ONSET constraint in Lithuanian may prove to be occupying a higher position in theconstraint hierarchy of the Lithuanian language. The hierarchy of constraints in syllable formationin Lithuanian is not established; the present investigation is a contribution towards this end.

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