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Title

Vowel harmony and correspondence theory / by Martin Krämer.

Author

Krämer, Martin, 1969-

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003.

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Found In

(UkYoU)001199603YOR01 Studies in Generative Grammar / no:66

Description

xiii, 305 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"Vowel Harmony and Correspondence Theory covers the major issues in the generative analysis of vowel harmony and vowel harmony typology. The book offers an economical account of the most prominent features of vowel harmony systems (root control, affix control, dominance, vowel opacity, and neutrality) within the framework of optimality theory, extending the notion of correspondence to the syntagmatic dimension. The book contains a typological overview of vowel harmony patterns, an introduction to the basics of optimality theory including some of its most recent extensions and detailed studies of harmony systems in 10 languages from a variety of language families."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Studies in generative grammar ; 66

Uniform Title

Studies in generative grammar ; 66.

Subject

• Grammar, Comparative and general > Vowel harmony
• 17.54 phonology
• Grammar, Comparative and general > Vowel harmony
• Optimalitätstheorie
• Vokalharmonie
• Morphonologie
• Affix
• Neutralisation Linguistik
• Phonologie
• Vocaalharmonie
• Gramàtica comparada i general
• Optimització matemàtica

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. An introduction to vowel harmony -- 2. Optimality theory and the formalisation of harmony -- 3. Cyclicity and phonological opacity as constraint coordination -- 4. And positional faithfulness -- 5. Edge effects and positional integrity -- 6. Vowel transparency as balance -- 7. Trojan vowels and phonological opacity -- 8. General conclusion.

ISBN

• 3110179482
• 9783110179484

LCCN

2003018529

OCLC

• ocm52902739
• 52902739
• SCSB-1317614

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library