A research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old
issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed …

First published in 1985. Two basic issues figure in this study. The first concerns the
representation of syllabic and accentual structure, and the effects of those structures on the …

Generative phonology is a develo** field of linguistics, and is producing both rival
interpretations and models. This book provides a clear and accessible evaluation of the …

This dissertation proposes a new model of subsegmental phonology within Optimality
Theory that differs from standard Autosegmental Phonology both in its limited use of …

This dissertation investigates place assimilation in consonant clusters, focusing on the
following two related issues:(i) to determine the articulatory and perceptual mechanisms …

The tonal system of Kikuyu1 displays two features of unusual typological interest that raise
challenging questions for tonal analysis. First, Kikuyu is known to have undergone a …

In the phonological theory of SPE (Chomsky and Halle (1968)) the term" assimilation" is
taken literally: one segment is altered in its feature values so as to become more similar to a …

This chapter reviews and expands the literature on consonantvowel (CV) interactions in
develo** sound systems (normal and disordered) and explores the usefulness of current …

This paper presents a new phonological analysis of preaspiration in Icelandic. Its purpose is
to get as close to the phonetic facts as possible while capturing at the same time the regular …

The history of generative phonology up until now can be divided into two phases. In the first
phase the focus was on the rule system that related underlying phonological structures to …