Abstract
Two related ongoing changes in Israeli Hebrew are discussed in order to show how morphophonemic changes may be stymied if they lead to lexical merger. The present changes are triggered by phonological opacity which has arisen as a result of earlier morphophonemic changes in the history of the language. Parts of these changes are blocked in specific environments where the lexical merger or semantic opacity would result if the phonological opacity were removed unimpeded. Reference is made to phonological changes in other languages where lexical merger appears to be avoided. Some implications for both synchronic and diachronic analyses if language are discussed.
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