Backness Distinction in Phonology - A Polish Perspective on the Phonemic Status of "y" (Hardcover, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Lodz Studies in Language, 50
Release date:	April 2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Pawel Rydzewski
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	144
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-67725-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)
LSN:	3-631-67725-1
Barcode:	9783631677254

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