Markedness and economy in a derivational model of phonology / by Andrea Calabrese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calabrese, Andrea, 1956-

Series:

Studies in generative grammar ; 80.

Studies in generative grammar ; 80

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Markedness (Linguistics).

Economy (Linguistics).

Distinctive features (Linguistics).

Optimality theory (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (548 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book proposes a new model of phonology that integrates rules and repairs triggered by markedness constraints in a classical derivational model. In developing this theory, the book offers new solutions to many long-standing problems involving syllabic and segmental phonology with analyses of natural language data, both well-known and relatively unknown. The book also includes a new treatment of Palatalization and Affrication processes, a novel theory of feature visibility as an alternative to feature under specification and an extensive critique of Optimality Theory.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Theoretical Model

Chapter 3. Case Studies

Chapter 4. On Coronalization and Affrication in Palatalization Processes: An Inquiry Into the Nature of a Sound Change

Chapter 5. Markedness, Neutral Vowels and Harmony processes

Conclusions: Afterthoughts on Optimality Theory

Back matter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-521) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612193972

9781282193970

128219397X

9783119159777

3119159778

9783110197600

311019760X

OCLC:

191926186