Tense? (Re)lax! A new formalisation for a controversial contrast
Tense? (Re)lax! A new formalisation for a controversial contrast
Author(s): Markus A. PöchtragerSubject(s): Phonetics / Phonology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: English; tense; lax; height; vowel system; Government Phonology 2.0
Summary/Abstract: This article looks at what is referred to as the tense/lax contrast in English and proposes that members of the two sets of vowel have the same basic structure but differ in how part of that structure is made use of by its neighbours. The proposal forms part of a general theory of the representation of vowel height within the framework of Government Phonology 2.0.
- Issue Year: 67/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 53-71
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
