Harry van der Hulst

Principles of Radical CV Phonology

A Theory of Segmental and Syllabic Structure

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Produktbeschreibung

A new theory of the structure of phonological representations for segments and syllables

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Produktdetails

• Edinburgh Studies in Theoretical Linguistics
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 938g
• ISBN-13: 9781474454667
• ISBN-10: 1474454666
• Artikelnr.: 59413541

Autorenporträt

Harry van der Hulst is Professor of Linguistics and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Linguistics, University of Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; List of abbreviations
Chapter 1. Basic assumptions about phonology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 What is phonology?
1.3 Six theses concerning phonological primes
1.4 Is phonology different?
1.5 Alternations and processes
1.6 Summary and concluding remarks
Chapter 2: Background: Dependency and Government Phonology
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Monovalency, grouping, dependency and contrastivity
2.3 Government Phonology
2.4 Toward Radical CV Phonology
2.5 Summary and Concluding remarks
Chapter 3: Radical CV Phonology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 An outline of Radical CV Phonology
3.3 Summary and Concluding remarks
Chapter 4: Manner
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Onset
4.3 Rhyme
4.4 Syllabic consonants (sonorants)
4.5 Long vowels, diphthongs and geminates
4.6 Summary and concluding remarks
Chapter 5: Place
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Edge (onset head): obstruents
5.3 Nucleus (rhyme head): vowels
5.4 Bridge and coda
5.5 Summary and concluding remarks
Chapter 6: Laryngeal: phonation and tone
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Edge (onset head): consonants (phonation)
6.3 Nucleus (rhyme head): vowels (tone)
6.4 Four issues
6.5 Bridge and coda
6.6 Summary and concluding remarks
Chapter 7: Special structures
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Incomplete structures
7.3 Overcomplete structures
7.4 Summary and Concluding remarks
Chapter 8: Predictability and preference
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Harmony
8.3 Preference ranking of segments per syllabic position
8.4 Preferred segmental systems
8.5 Summary and Concluding remarks
Chapter 9: Minimal specification
9.1 Introduction
9.2 A typology of redundant properties
9.3 Radical underspecification
9.4 Contrastive and radical underspecification in a unary framework
9.5 Markedness, complexity and salience
9.6 Examples of minimal specification
9.7 Can redundant elements become active?
9.8 Constraints and learnability
9.9 Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 10: RcvP applied to sign phonology
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The macro structure of signs
10.3 The micro structure of signs
10.4 Two-handed signs
10.5 What about syllable structure?
10.6 Summary and Concluding remarks
Chapter 11: Comparison to other models
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Feature Geometry Models
11.3 Other models
11.4 Summary and Concluding remarks
Chapter 12: Conclusions
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Goals and basic principles
12.3 X-bar structure everywhere
12.4 Strength and weakness
12.5 Do we need the element A after all?
12.6 What's next?
References; Subject Index; Language Index