Asymmetric inflection in Berber

Abstract In Tashlhiyt Berber nouns, grammatical gender is usually expressed on both edges of the noun by segment /t/. However, at right edge, there another, more minor pattern: many grammatically feminine nouns end in a vowel. The regular realization involves final /t/ associated to suffixal CV unit. Vowel-final are derived when stem vowel V position suffix, blocking association This right-edge effect mirror-image Bendjaballah’s (2011) analysis left-edge inflection vowel-initial stems. distribution marking loans provides further supports this analysis.