Generative phonology : a case-study from French / Nigel Love.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Love, Nigel.

Series:

Linguisticae investigationes. Supplementa ; v. 4.

Lingvisticæ investigationes. Supplementa ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French language--Phonology.

French language.

French language--Grammar, Generative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins B.V., 1981.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This study is a discussion of, rather than a contribution to, generative phonology. The central question posed, is: Does linguistic theory provide a basis for choosing between competing grammars - that is, an evaluation procedure for grammars? If so, then what is its form? If not, then how are we to interpret controversies between linguists as to the relative merits of competing grammars? These issues will be discussed in relation to a particular problem of evaluation in the treatment of the morphonology of final segments in Modern French.

Contents:

GENERATIVE PHONOLOGYA Case-Study from French; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; FINAL SEGMENTS AND GENDER INFLECTION IN FRENCH; 1. THE DELETION RULES; 1.1 Liaison as non-deletion; 1.2 Liaison as metathesis; 1.3 Liaison as syntax; 2. EXCEPTIONS TO THE DELETION RULES; 2.1 There are exceptions to the deletion rules; 2.2 There are no exceptions to the deletion rules; 2.3 There are exceptions to the deletion rules; 3. INVARIANT ADJECTIVES; 3.1 Vowel-final stems; 3.2 Consonant-final stems; 4. THE SCOPE OF THE DELETION RULES

4.1 Nasals and nasalisation4.2 Derivational augments and 'secondary derivation'·; 5. ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; 5.1 There is no consonant deletion rule: liaison as epenthesis; 5.2 There is a (minor) consonant deletion rule; 6. THE FUNCTIONAL UNITY OF ELISION AND LIAISON; 6.1 Elision and liaison as natural rules; 6.2 Elision and liaison as conspiratorial rules; 7. SUMMARY; 7.1 Final segments; 7.2 Gender inflection; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Notes:

U.S. place of publication stamped on t.p.

Revision of thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oxford.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-32890-9

9786613328908

90-272-8090-8

OCLC:

769341969