This dissertation develops the hypothesis that morphologically-related words are required to be phonologically identical by ranked and violable constraints. Pairs of surface forms are linked by a transderivational or output-to-output (OO) correspondence relation. Through ranking…
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This study examines the relationship between culture and child health in Java, Indonesia by assessing whether cultural factors can explain why Sundanese children suffer from higher rates of morbidity and mortality than Javanese children. This question is explored through the com…
The focus of this thesis is the description and analysis of clausal complementation in Sundanese, an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia. The thesis examined a range of clausal complement types in Sundanese, which consists of (i) yén/(wi)réhna 'that' complements, (ii) pike…
This study describes and analyzes peasants' responses to landlessness, unemployment, and poverty in rural West Java. The development of agricultural technology, family planning programs, and rural industrialization in this region largely have failed to overcome the negative effe…