Two conjectures about exceptionality

Kisseberth’s (1970) theory of exceptionality is arguably one of the most expressive yet proposed. Roughly, Kisseberth proposes that for every rule R, every morpheme bears two equipollent features, one indicating whether the morpheme is a potential target (±R Target) and another indicating whether the morpheme is a potential trigger (±R Trigger). R then applies if … Continue reading "Two…