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CHAPTER 5
MORPHOPHONOLOGY
5.0 Outline
This chapter deals with morphophonological (morphophonemic) processes of
word-formation in Bhojpuri. It consists of 7 sections. Section 5.1 deals with deletion.
Section 5.2 discusses raising. Section 5.3 analyzes assimilation. We discuss
epenthesis in section 5.4. Section 5.5 deals with coalescence. We discuss stress in
section 5.6 and conclude findings in the chapter in section 5.7.
5.1 Deletion
A vowel is deleted to preserve or restore a syllable or word pattern that is
acceptable in Bhojpuri.
5.1.1 Deletion of a vowel
A vowel is deleted from either of the preceding and succeeding segment or
from the both ones.
a) Deletion of final vowel of the preceding segment
During the process of deletion, the final vowel of the preceding segment is
deleted, as shown in (1a-c):
(1) a. पटी /pʌʈi/ ancestral relative + दार /dɑr/ owner/donner = प"दार /pʌʈdɑr/ siblings
b. गोटा /ɡoʈɑ/ embroid + दार /dɑr/ owner = गो"दार /ɡoʈdɑr/ embroidered (sari)
c. जोड़ा /joɽɑ/ pair + दार /dɑr/ owner = जो*दार /joɽdɑr/ coleague/strong
In examples (1a-c), the final vowel इ /i/ is deleted from the preceding segment
पटी /pʌʈi/ in (1a) and the final vowel आ /ɑ/ from the preceding segment गोटा /ɡoʈɑ/ in
(1b) and जोड़ा /joɽɑ/ in (1c) respectively.
b) Deletion of final vowel of the succeeding segment
During deletion, the final vowel of the succeeding segment is deleted, as
shown in (2a-c).
(2) a. धन् /d ̤ ʌn/ wealth + पित /pʌti/ master = धनपत /d ̤ ʌnpʌt/ reachman
b. गन् /ɡʌn/ 'battallion' + पित /pʌti/ master = गनपत /ɡʌnpʌt/ Lord Ganesh
c. मुँह /mũɦ/ mouth + खड़ा /kʰʌɽɑ/ vertical = मुँहखड़ /mũɦkʰʌɽ/ having mouth
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