This article presents a typological overview of palatalization, addressing issues such as the
definition of palatalization, palatalization types, the sounds that undergo palatalization …

This dissertation proposes a novel theory of the phonology-morphology interface called
Optimal Interleaving (OI). OI is based on Optimality Theory with Candidate Chains (OT-CC) …

The syllable is a natural unit of organization in spoken language whose strongest cross-
linguistic patterns are often explained in terms of a universal preference for the CV structure …

This paper examines the irregular application of the sound change commonly known as
'Bantu Spirantization (BS)'—a particular type of assibilation—in front of certain common …

We argue that the glides [j, w] are not just non-nuclear versions of vowels, but also bear a
subsegmental difference, which we propose is due to a feature [±vocalic]. This …

Abstract English/ɹ/is known to exhibit covert variability, with tongue postures ranging from
bunched to retroflex, as well as various degrees of lip protrusion and compression. Because …

This paper shows that several typologically unrelated languages share the tendency for
voiced sibilant affricates to be infrequent or missing altogether. Phonological processes …

The present study addresses the occurrence of affrication in clusters other than/st/in Western
Andalusian Spanish, by means of production and perception tasks comprising/st/,/kt …

In this article we propose that there are two universal properties for phonological stop
assibilations, namely (i) assibilations cannot be triggered by/i/unless they are also triggered …

The book analyzes the articulatory motivation of several adaptation processes (place
assimilations, blending, coarticulation) involving consecutive consonants in heterosyllabic …