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Syllable-Based Generalizations in English Phonology

By Daniel Kahn Copyright 1980
222 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

This dissertation, first published in 1980, is concerned with the role of the syllable in generative grammar. Kahn argues that the syllable is a necessary element in phonological descriptions by identifying aspects of phonology that seem to call for analysis in terms of syllabic structure and demonstrating the superiority of syllabic analyses over possible alternative solutions. This title will... Read more

Introduction;  1. Preliminaries  2. Syllable-Structure Conditioning in Phonological Rules  3. On Word-Based Generalizations with Syllabic Conditioning;  Bibliography

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