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Calgary (Working) Papers in Linguistics is an annual journal which includes contributions in linguistics and related disciplines by faculty and students at the University of Calgary and elsewhere.

ISSN: 2371-2643

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    Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, Volume 31, Fall 2020
    (2020-11-19) Nikolić, Dušan; Daniel, Adam D.; Nelson, Brett C.; Oguz, Metehan; Xu, Kang
    The editors of this issue, Dušan Nikolić, Adam D. Daniel, Brett C. Nelson, Metehan Oguz, and Kang Xu, are pleased to present the thirty-first issue of the Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics published by the Department of Linguistics in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Calgary. The papers published here represent works in progress and as such should not be considered in any way final or definitive.
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    N-Behavior in Quranic Reading
    (2020-11-19) Alnuqaydan, Ahmed
    Idgham is a Quranic-reading rule that governs how the coronal /n/ is pronounced when it is followed by a set of segments: /j, w, r, l, n and m/. According to Quranic scholars, when /n/ is followed by a glide /famən jaʔməl/ or a nasal /mɪn mal/, it deletes and the [+nasal] feature moves to the following segment yielding [famə j̃aʔməl] and [mɪ m̃al], respectively. On the other hand, when /n/ precedes a liquid, both the /n/ and the [+nasal] feature are phonetically unrealized: /mɪn ladunh/ [mɪ ladunh]. Idgham only applies when /n/ occurs word-finally and the triggering segments occupy the initial onset position of the following word. It does not occur word-medially: [qɪnwan].The present paper provides a unified OT account for the phenomenon illustrated above. Since, in most cases, the [+nasal] feature sticks around, I argue that Idgham is a fusion process not a deletion process. This paper also explores the vulnerability of /n/ and the immunity of /m/ to Idgham: /lam nara/ “we did not see”  [lam nara] not *[la ñ1,2ara]. I argue that in Quranic reading, the more marked /m/ is exempt from fusion while the less marked /n/ is not because IDENT constraints for the more marked segment /m/ outrank IDENT constraints for the less marked segment /n/ (De Lacy, 2002). Finally, in answering why /n/ only fuses with sonorants, the reason is attributed to faithfulness.