Spanish Velar-Insertion and Analogy: A Usage-Based Diachronic Analysis.
Steven Richard Fondow · OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network) · 2010
Beckman.Subsequent independent study under the supervision of Dr. Wayne Redenbarger provided me with plenty of food for thought and wonderful discussions of not only velar-insertion but also morphology, analogy and, perhaps more interestingly, baseball.At the same time, various classroom projects led me to refine my views on linguistic theory.I would like to thank Dr. Fernando Martínez Gil for letting me argue some rather bold points and for giving me 'clases particulares' on Optimality Theory and phonology.Thank you to Dr. Brian Joseph who not only taught me to think about what morphology is but has always been a comforting presence in all of my more recent academic endeavors.Your classes were amazing.My teaching duties at Ohio State also let me take full advantage of my linguistic training.Thanks to Dr. Terrell Morgan for letting me teach Spanish phonology for so long and for being so willing to meet with me to discuss so many issues.To my advisor Dieter Wanner, you have shaped my views on language and philosophy more than you could possibly imagine.I want to thank you for taking me on as a student and for asking the tough questions, even when it took me a while to vi understand exactly what it was you were asking.Your patience and work are apparent in this and many other of my projects.A special thanks to everyone at The Ohio State University, especially faculty and staff in the Departments of Linguistics and Spanish and Portuguese.Treating a graduate student like me as a colleague made a world of difference in my eyes.My interest in linguistics traces back, interestingly enough, to my hometown of Antigo, Wisconsin.Special