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Vowel harmony and correspondence theory /

The book covers the major issues in the generative analysis of vowel harmony and vowel harmony typology. It offers an economical account of the most prominent features of vowel harmony systems (root control, affix control, dominance, vowel opacity, and neutrality) within the framework of optimality...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krämer, Martin, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003.
Colección:Studies in generative grammar ; 66.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. An introduction to vowel harmony
  • 2. Optimality theory and the formalisation of harmony
  • 3. Cyclicity and phonological opacity as constraint coordination and positional faithfulness
  • 4. Edge effects and positional integrity
  • 5. Vowel transparency as balance
  • 6. Trojan vowels and phonological opacity
  • 7. General conclusion.