TY - BOOK AU - Archangeli,Diana B. AU - Pulleyblank,Douglas George TI - Grounded phonology T2 - Current studies in linguistics SN - 0262011379 AV - P217 .A78 1994 U1 - 414 ARC P 23 PY - 1994/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Phonology N1 - 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 ER -