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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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