Rydzewski Pawel Rydzewski

Backness Distinction in Phonology (eBook, ePUB)

A Polish Perspective on the Phonemic Status of y

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the phonological consequences of the backness distinction in high vowels. It focuses on a single-phoneme approach which does not recognize the existence of the vowel y. The author demonstrates that the role of y is crucial for the analysis of Polish palatalization. If y is recognized as a separate phoneme, then the processes receive a straightforward account in Lexical Phonology and Optimality Theory, the two frameworks used in the study. On the other hand, the absence of y leads to unwarranted exceptionality and entails an extensive use of diacritics or lexical constraints. The analyses show, however, that the lack of y is empirically unfeasible and requires segment indexation, a solution unheard of in phonology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783631711286
• Artikelnr.: 53012281

Autorenporträt

Pawel Rydzewski is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Warsaw. His research interests include phonology, morphology and Slavic languages.

Inhaltsangabe

The phonemic status of the vowel «y» and its role in the processes of Polish palatalization - The treatment of lexical exceptions in phonology - The use of indexed constraints in Optimality Theory