Nouns and Adjectives with and without Floating Vowels*

The main goal of the experiment words with vs. without «vowel/ the relevant word paradigms, in derived nouns. The materials in e words, contrasting with respect to vs. A2, B2, C2 without alterna with first syllable stress vs. set based on repetition priming wit the lexical decision time, while virtually ineffective and Stress h sets of adjectives contrasting w base-form, inflected (plural) and iment 2 substantially replicate th 2 offer themselves to a relatively a sharp inclination towards full li inflected and derived) of morpho trast, the morphologically mod processed compositionally. As f tiation of this opposition did no the morphophonological compl relatively clear effect in terms of and second syllable stress, invo ified forms, seemed to enhance Key words: alternation, floatin tics; Bulgarian. * We wish to thank Maddalena tistical analyses, as well as C guidance in the preliminar