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Backness Distinction in Phonology: A Polish Perspective on the Phonemic Status of «Y»

by Lukasz Bogucki , Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk , Pawel Rydzewski
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9783631677254
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
  • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
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  • Pages: 144
  • Original Price: GBP 62.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: New ed
  • Item Weight: 345 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology

This book discusses the phonological consequences of the backness distinction in high vowels. It focuses on a single-phoneme approach which does not recognize the existence of the vowel y. The author demonstrates that the role of y is crucial for the analysis of Polish palatalization. If y is recognized as a separate phoneme, then the processes receive a straightforward account in Lexical Phonology and Optimality Theory, the two frameworks used in the study. On the other hand, the absence of y leads to unwarranted exceptionality and entails an extensive use of diacritics or lexical constraints. The analyses show, however, that the lack of y is empirically unfeasible and requires segment indexation, a solution unheard of in phonology.

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

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