| ROA: | 173 |
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| Title: | The Elements of Functional Phonology |
| Authors: | Paul Boersma |
| Comment: | Superseded by chs. 1 and 7-13 of Functional Phonology, available at http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/paul/ |
| Length: | 176 |
| Abstract: | Phonological structures and processes are determined by the functional principles of minimization of articulatory effort and maximization of perceptual contrast. We can solve many hitherto controversial issues if we are aware of the different roles of articulation and perception in phonology. Traditionally separate devices like the segment, spreading, licensing, underspecification, feature geometry, and OCP effects, are surface phenomena created by the interaction of more fundamental principles. Contents 1 Functional principles 2 Articulatory, perceptual, and hybrid features 3 Hybrid, articulatory, and perceptual representations 4 Formalization of functional principles 5 Articulatory effort 6 The emergence of finiteness 7 Perceptual distinctivity 8 Specificational and faithfulness constraints 9 Interaction between articulation and perception 10 An example of acoustic faithfulness: vowel reduction 11 Typology and phonologization: the local-ranking hypothesis 12 Correspondence: segmental integrity versus featural autonomy 13 Degrees of specification 14 Empirical adequacy of Functional Phonology |
| Type: | Paper/tech report |
| Area/Keywords: | Phonology |
| Article: | Version 1 |