The Invisible Node

Section: Research Paper
Published
Jun 24, 2025
Pages
79-108

Abstract

Coronals are said to have a special status among other types of consonants. This fact is based on the belief that they lack a Place node underlyingly. In this paper, such factual statements are utilized In a morphophonological analysis to falsify the claims saying that coronals are fully specified in Arabic URs and that homorganic consonants are disallowed in Arabic underlying consonantal roots.

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Rashd, B., & بلقیس. (2025). The Invisible Node. Adab Al-Rafidayn, 37(46), 79–108. https://doi.org/10.33899/radab.2007.33683