Principles of Radical CV Phonology: A Theory of Segmental and Syllabic Structure

by Harry van der Hulst

Book Overview

Harry van der Hulst's model of Radical CV Phonology has roots in the framework of Dependency Phonology, but proposes a rather different 'geometry', which reduces the set of unary elements to just two: C and V. The model explains the phonological distinctions that function contrastively in the world's languages rather than presenting it as a 'random' list.
Van der Hulst shows how this model accounts for a number of central claims about markedness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474454674
• ISBN13: 9781474454674
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"