Persian has six vowels among which /u:/, /i:/ and /A:/ are long.The hiatus caused by adding the plural morpheme /-An/ to the nouns ending with /u:/ is resulved by the glide [w], while the hiatus in nouns ending with /i:/ and /A:/ is resulved copyright tiki mug by the glide [j].Although the high vowels /u:/ and /i:/ are pronounced shorter, there is no change in the length of the low vowel /A:/.
In this regard, the present research aims to figure out what occurs between the phonemic and phonetic representations.In so doing, two hypothses are being analyzed.According to the first one, a part of the high vowels /u:/ and /i:/ forms a corresponding glide i.
e., [w] and [j] respectively, to act as an intervocalic consonant.However, in accordance with the second one, hiatus is resolved by directly inserting an intervocalic consonant that results in compensatory grahams c+ eczema & dermatitis cream shortening.
After arguing that the second hypothsis is correct, it is analyzed within Optimality Theory.