Backness Distinction in Phonology; A Polish Perspective on the Phonemic Status of y

ISBN-13: 9783631677254 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 140 str.

Pawel Rydzewski

Opis

The book argues for the underlying status of the vowel "y" on the basis of palatalization processes in Polish. It is shown that the absence of "y" is empirically unfeasible as it leads to morphologization of completely regular phonological rules and demands an extensive use of diacritics, which may also result in segment indexation.

Spis treści

The phonemic status of the vowel «y» and its role in the processes of Polish palatalization - The treatment of lexical exceptions in phonology - The use of indexed constraints in Optimality Theory

O autorze

Pawel Rydzewski is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Warsaw. His research interests include phonology, morphology and Slavic languages.