Some aspects of English phonology: An optimality theoretic approach

This thesis investigates some morphophonemic alternations in English vocalic and consonantal phonology. The alternations include three types of phonological phenomena: vowel quality discrepancies, Cluster Simplification, and Voicing Assimilation. This thesis focuses on why these phenomena occur. The goal of this work is to explore the motivating forces of these phenomena and present a principled account of the morphophonemic alternations. Unlike studies in the previous classical generative approach, this work appeals to functional principles fully integrated into a formal phonological analysis. To present explicit formal analyses of the three kinds of phenomena, I adopt the framework of Optimality Theory (Prince and Smolensky 1993, McCarthy and Prince 1993a, b).

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Linguistics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Lee, Jae Young

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cole, Jennifer S.

• Language, Linguistics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Lee, Jae-Young

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI9712344
9780591198768
AAI9712344

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23063