Phonological operations behind the prosodic restructuring in terms of reduction: A study of Tripura Bangla morphology

Abstract

The present paper offers a descriptive outline of prosodic restructuring of Tripura Bangla (TB) morphology in terms of reductionism. With the emergence of shrinkage form, varied strata of morphological input get affected. For in-depth study, the central debate instigates the invisible hidden properties of TB. These hidden properties are nothing but the underlying representation of prosodic behaviours. Stated differently, the study opens up several phonological operations control over the morphological input to give birth to an output i.e., TB. In contrast to TB, SCB does the job of morphological input here. The target of this ad ho scrutiny is to reveal the intention behind the transformation of morphological input. To reveal the real motif of ‘relative’ unmarkedness, several repair strategies have been uncovered in this discussion.