CV phonology : a generative theory of the syllable

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CV phonology : a generative theory of the syllable

George N. Clements, Samuel Jay Keyser

(Linguistic inquiry monographs / Samuel Jay Keyser, general editor, 9)

MIT Press, c1983

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  • : hard

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C.V. phonology

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Supersedes 2 earlier studies by the authors: A three-tiered theory of the syllable (1981) and The hierarchical nature of the Klamath syllable (priv. circulated 1980)

Bibliography: p. [182]-191

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Volume

: hard ISBN 9780262030984

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This work introduces a new approach to syllable representation. It proposes an additional level of phonological representation, the CV-tier; which defines functional positions within the syllable. The first three chapters provide an explanation of and support far this new approach from a typologically varied selection of languages, including English, Turkish, Finnish, French, Spanish, and Danish.The last two chapters are devoted to an in-depth application of the theory of Klamath, showing that a radical simplification of the phonological rules of that language is made possible in terms of this new framework. The book constitutes the first full-scale phonological justification for the CV-tier.
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: pbk ISBN 9780262530477

Description

This work introduces a new approach to syllable representation. It proposes an additional level of phonological representation, the CV-tier; which defines functional positions within the syllable. The first three chapters provide an explanation of and support far this new approach from a typologically varied selection of languages, including English, Turkish, Finnish, French, Spanish, and Danish. The last two chapters are devoted to an in-depth application of the theory of Klamath, showing that a radical simplification of the phonological rules of that language is made possible in terms of this new framework. The book constitutes the first full-scale phonological justification for the CV-tier. George N. Clements is Associate Professor in the Linguistics Department at Cornell University and co-author, along with Morris Halle, of the recent MIT Press/ Bradford Books publication, "Problem Book in Phonology. "Samuel Jay Keyser is Head of the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and editor of the Linguistic Inquiry Monograph Series.

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