Grounded phonology /
Diana Archangeli and Douglas Pulleyblank.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1994.
- xiii, 502 p. ; 24 cm.
- Current studies in linguistics ; 25 .
- Current studies in linguistics series ; 25. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [433]-490) and index.
A modular phonological theory - modularity in linguistics, an overview, the phonological component, well-formedness - locality and structural relations; combinatorial specification - combinatorial specification, simplicity in F-element combinations, representational simplicity, simplicity in associations - morpheme structure conditions in ngbaka, complete predictability of F-elements, incompatibility of F-elements; grounding conditions - the grounding hypothesis, the distribution of [ATR], the acoustic realization of [ATR], grounded conditions and combinatorial specification, grounded conditions and rules; parametric rules - the four parameters, direction, iteration, rule functions versus rule effects, association by rule, neutrality - transparency and opacity; conclusion - [ATR] in lango, optimality. Appendix: exceptional verb patterns.