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Auditory representations and the structures of GP 2.0
Auditory representations and the structures of GP 2.0

Author(s): Geoffrey Schwartz
Subject(s): Phonetics / Phonology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: phonology; Government Phonology; auditory representations; constituent structure; phonetics;

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a proposal for the implementation of auditory specification within structures inspired by GP 2.0 (Kaye-Pöchtrager 2009). In the theory, constituent structure itself is a phonetic object built down from Onset structure. This strategy allows for a faithful representation of the acoustic signal and an insightful model of consonant strength and coda formation. Perceptual considerations suggest that a privative approach to auditory representation can account for phonological behavior, as well as enable us to form testable hypotheses for experimental phonetic study.

  • Issue Year: 57/2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 381-397
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English