The Internal Organization of Phonological Segments

Description

This book contains a number of studies on modern approaches to phonological segment structure. There are three main sections: (i) a general section, concerned with the basic theory of segmental structure, features, and the organization of segmental structure into feature-geometric trees, (ii) the representation and behaviour of nasality, and (iii) the representation and behaviour of the laryngeal features. Contents Phonological alphabets and the structure of the segment Part 1: Features and feature geometry Optimal geometries Variability in feature affiliations through violable constraints: The case of [lateral] The geometry of harmony Piro affricates: Phonological edge effects and phonetic anti-edge effects On the internal and external organization of sign language segments: some modality-specific properties Part 2: Nasality On the ambiguous segmental status of nasals in homorganic NC sequences Areal and phonotactic distribution of η Cryptosonorant phonology in Galice Athabaskan Part 3: Laryngeal features On the phonological interpretation of aspirated nasals The representation of the three-way laryngeal contrast in Korean consonants Diachronic evidence in segmental phonology: the case of obstruent laryngeal specifications Language index Author index Subject index