An Optimality Explanation of Compensatory Lengthening Process in Laki Dialect

Abstract

the present research is aimed to analyze the compensatory lengthening process in Delfan Laki dialect by the use of optimality theory and it wants to answer this question: Is there compensatory lengthening in complex words or not? the research method is descriptive- analytic one. the data has been recorded and gathered by the field method and written their phonetic according to IPA. the above-mentioned process is explained and the constraints are extracted. the results reveal that compensatory lengthening only happen in simple words and it cannot happen in complex words. the present research is aimed to analyze the compensatory lengthening process in Delfan Laki dialect by the use of optimality theory and it wants to answer this question: is there compensatory lengthening in complex words or not? the research method is descriptive- analytic. the data has been recorded and gathered by the field method and written their phonetic according to IPA. the above-mentioned process is explained and the constraints are extracted. the results reveal that compensatory lengthening only happen in simple words and it cannot happen in complex words.

Keywords

• compensatory lengthening
• laki dialect
• optimality theory
• complex words
• simple words