Positional Faithfulness: An Optimality Theoretic Treatment of Phonological Asymmetries (Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics)
Jill N. Beckman
ISBN 10: 081533348X ISBN 13: 9780815333487
Published by Routledge, 1999
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Series: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488. . 1999. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780815333487
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First published in 1999. This study developed from a dissertation in 1993, when the author undertook what she thought would be a simple Optimality Theory analysis of Shona vowel harmony. Having initially treated Shona height harmony as a case of featural alignment, akin to Kirchner's 1993 analysis of Turkish she realized that alignment constraints alone could not account for one central aspect of the Shona case: the priority of initial syllable features in determining the outcome of harmony. This volume of research outlines the authirs discoveries.
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Title: Positional Faithfulness: An Optimality ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New