| ROA: | 1191 |
| Title: | Modal-Dependence and Naturalness in Phonology: Confronting the Ontogenetic Question |
| Authors: | Joe Collins |
| Comment: | University of Tromsø Masters thesis |
| Length: | 94 |
| Abstract: | This dissertation is an extended argument for a form of grounded phonology. The argument depends on confronting the ontogenetic question of phonology, that is, the question of how phonology grows and develops in the brain. A review of neuroscientific literature demonstrates that a modally-dependent phonology is far more biologically plausible. Additionally, linguistic analyses in an Optimality Theoretic framework demonstrate that a phonetically grounded phonology is still capable of explaining phonetically unnatural patterns in natural language. |
| Type: | Dissertation |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology, Phonetic Grounding, Local Conjunction, Ontogeny, Neuroscience, Kashaya, Zuni, Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Odawa |
| Article: | Version 1
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