The phonology of contrast / Anna Łubowicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Łubowicz, Anna.

Contributor:

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

Advances in optimality theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minimal pair (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

vi, 134 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Pub., 2012.

Summary:

The role of contrast is a growing area of interest in linguistics and this book is an important contribution to the debate on where contrast fits in the grammar. It argues that contrast is one of the central organizing principles of the grammar and provides a formal theory of contrast couched in the framework of optimality theory. The book's key finding is that contrast exists as an independent principle in the grammar, which in the framework of optimality theory can be formulated as a family of rankable and violable constraints. A formal proposal of contrast is developed called Contrast Preservation Theory. This proposal is illustrated and supported with diverse contrast phenomena in the areas of phonology and at the phonology-morphology interface. Evidence is drawn from a number of languages including Finnish, Arabic, and Polish. Predictions of the proposal are discussed and compared with alternatives. Book jacket.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. The framework: PC theory

3. Phonological contrast

4. Morphological contrast

5. Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

1845534166

9781845534165

9781845534172

1845534174

OCLC:

361947885

Publisher Number:

99949630621