Vowel/glide Alternation in a Theory of Constraint Interaction
Author : Samuel Rosenthall
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN :
Author : Samuel Rosenthall
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,13 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN :
Author : Samuel Rosenthall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1135657653
First Published in 1997. The alternation between high vowels and glides is shown here to follow from the interaction of phonological constraints as defined by Prince and Smolensky's (1993) Optimality Theory. The alternation stems from simultaneously comparing moraic and nonmoraic parses of high vowels for constraint satisfaction
Author : Viola Giulia Miglio
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 19,77 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1135456879
Miglio argues that to assess the relative markedness of a segment, frequency of occurrence in vowel inventories is insufficient when considered on its own. In its analysis of the Great Vowel Shift, this book elaborates a more useful model of a unitary change even in a surface-oriented theory such as optimality theory, with the help of local conjunction. Miglio extends the device of local conjunction to model opaque relations, and calls for reranking and lexicon optimization as the means to capture change within optimality theory.
Author : Marc van Oostendorp
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 3183 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 140518423X
Available online or as a five-volume print set, The Blackwell Companion to Phonology is a major reference work drawing together 124 new contributions from leading international scholars in the field. It will be indispensable to students and researchers in the field for years to come. Key Features: Full explorations of all the most important ideas and key developments in the field Documents major insights into human language gathered by phonologists in past decades; highlights interdisciplinary connections, such as the social and computational sciences; and examines statistical and experimental techniques Offers an overview of theoretical positions and ongoing debates within phonology at the beginning of the twenty-first century An extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research – ideal for advanced undergraduates through to faculty and researchers Publishing simultaneously in print and online; visit www.companiontophonology.com for full details Additional features of the online edition (ISBN: 978-1-4443-3526-2): Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking, with all entries classified by key topic, subject, place, people, and period For those institutions already subscribing to Blackwell Reference Online, it offers fully integrated and searchable content with the comprehensive Handbooks in Linguistics series
Author : Viola Miglio
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415967808
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Rene Kager
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 20,25 MB
Release : 1999-06-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139425366
This is an introduction to Optimality Theory, whose central idea is that surface forms of language reflect resolutions of conflicts between competing constraints. A surface form is 'optimal' if it incurs the least serious violations of a set of constraints, taking into account their hierarchical ranking. Languages differ in the ranking of constraints; and any violations must be minimal. The book does not limit its empirical scope to phonological phenomena, but also contains chapters on the learnability of OT grammars; OT's implications for syntax; and other issues such as opacity. It also reviews in detail a selection of the considerable research output which OT has already produced. Exercises accompany chapters 1-7, and there are sections on further reading. Optimality Theory will be welcomed by any linguist with a basic knowledge of derivational Generative Phonology.
Author : Rafael A. Núñez-Cedeño
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,6 MB
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 150150049X
In this volume, notable scholars honor James W. Harris for his contributions to Romance phonology. Inscribed within generative grammar, the studies seek to explain various phonological processes, structured around glides, aspects of onsets/codas as well as stress and weight. This book will be a useful reference tool for specialists in theoretical phonology, language acquisition, language in contact, bilingualism, and Spanish dialectology.
Author : René Kager
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 42,96 MB
Release : 1999-05-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521621089
Leading linguists address various issues in the interaction of word formation and prosody.
Author : Roderic F. Casali
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1136763074
First published in 1998. Part of the Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics series, this work looks at the analysis of elision directionaility and the correlation between the active value of (ATR) in a language and the language's vowel inventory. The paper develops the idea of ATR Predictability.
Author : Rachel Walker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 20,99 MB
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 113950018X
Linguists researching the sounds of languages do not just study lists of sounds but seek to discover generalizations about sound patterns by grouping them into categories. They study the common properties of each category and identify what distinguishes one category from another. Vowel patterns, for instance, are analysed and compared across languages to identify phonological similarities and differences. This account of vowel patterns in language brings a wealth of cross-linguistic material to the study of vowel systems and offers theoretical insights. Informed by research in speech perception and production, it addresses the fundamental question of how the relative prominence of word position influences vowel processes and distributions. The book combines a cross-linguistic focus with detailed case studies. Descriptions and analyses are provided for vowel patterns in over 25 languages from around the world, with particular emphasis on minor Romance languages and on the diachronic development of the German umlaut.