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Lexical phonology and the history of English
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Lexical phonology and the history of English

Author: April M S McMahon
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series: Cambridge studies in linguistics, 91.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"This book has two main goals: the re-establishment of a rule-based phonology as a viable alternative to current non-derivational models, and the rehabilitation of historical evidence as a focus of phonological theory. Although Lexical Phonology includes several constraints, such as the Derived Environment Condition and Structure Preservation, intended to reduce abstractness, previous versions have not typically  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: April M S McMahon
ISBN: 0521472806 9780521472807
OCLC Number: 41224059
Description: xi, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. The role of history --
2. Constraining the model: current controversies in Lexical Phonology --
3. Applying the constraints: the Modern English Vowel Shift Rule --
4. Synchrony, diachrony and Lexical Phonology: the Scottish Vowel Length Rule --
5. Dialect differentiation in Lexical Phonology: the unwelcome effects of underspecification --
6. English /r/
Series Title: Cambridge studies in linguistics, 91.
Responsibility: April McMahon.
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This book aims to re-establish a rule-based phonology and rehabilitate historical evidence as a focus of phonological theory.  Read more...

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schema:reviewBody""This book has two main goals: the re-establishment of a rule-based phonology as a viable alternative to current non-derivational models, and the rehabilitation of historical evidence as a focus of phonological theory. Although Lexical Phonology includes several constraints, such as the Derived Environment Condition and Structure Preservation, intended to reduce abstractness, previous versions have not typically exploited these fully. The model of Lexical Phonology presented here imposes the Derived Environment Condition strictly; introduces a new constraint on the shape of underlying representations; excludes underspecification; and suggests an integration of Lexical Phonology with Articulatory Phonology. Together, these innovations ensure a substantially more concrete phonology."--Jacket."
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