Phonological Relations Between Words

by Laura Benua

Overview

This book develops the hypothesis that morphologically-related words are required to be phonologically identical by ranked and violable constraints.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815338109
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/27/2000
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface Abstract Chapter 1. Phonological Relations between Words Chapter 2. Transderivational Correspondence Theory Chapter 3. Sundanese Chapter 4. Tiberian Hebrew Chapter 5. English Chapter 6. Outstanding Issues and Concluding Remarks References and Index

Editorial Reviews

This dissertation, highly technical and perhaps accessible only to linguistics PhDs, develops the hypothesis that "morphologically- related words are required to be phonologically identical by ranked and violable constraints. Pairs of surface forms are linked by a transderivational or output-to-output (OO) correspondence relation. Through ranking, constraints on the OO-correspondence relation may force a derived word to deviate from canonical surface patterns of the language in order to be more like its output base. This theory obviates the traditional analysis that deviant phonology in complex words is the product of cyclic derivation. Given transderivational relations, cyclic effects are produced by constraint interaction in nonprocedural Optimality Theory." Benua earned her doctorate at the University of Maryland, College Park. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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