Feature geometry and palatalization

The paper examines palatalization data from English, Polish and Croatian in the framework of Feature Geometry. It is shown that palatalization in the discussed data results in a number of phonologically diverse outputs, which cannot be accounted for by using one unique palatalization feature. Instea...

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Main Author: Małgorzata Ewa Ćavar
Format: Article
Language:Croatian
Published: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje 2006-01-01
Series:Rasprave: Časopis Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/14220
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Summary:The paper examines palatalization data from English, Polish and Croatian in the framework of Feature Geometry. It is shown that palatalization in the discussed data results in a number of phonologically diverse outputs, which cannot be accounted for by using one unique palatalization feature. Instead it is argued that palatalization can be represented by the spreading of either of two independent place specifications of the vowel, or of their combination. This approach implies a threefold typology of palatalization processes.
ISSN:1331-6745
1849-0379