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This paper discusses the markedness constraint demotion as the process of phonological acquisition in the theory of Comparative Markedness, where a markedness constraint is divided into two separate constraints, OM and NM, focusing on a chain shift production error. Investigating Amahl’s (2;2-4;4) production described in Smith (1973), contrary to McCarthy’s (2002) prediction that the markedness constraint demotion in the theory of Comparative Markedness cannot arrive at the ranking for the chian shift error observed in Amahl’s production, this paper shows that starting from the raking OM, NM » F for the initial state, the demotion of NM below the faithfulness constraint results in the chain shift error and the following demotion of OM results in the loss of the chian shift error.
