Язык: английский.
The University of Califoia, Los Angeles. 1995, 206.
This thesis explores the typology of rounding harmony within the
framework of optimality theory. A systematic survey of the range
of attested rounding harmony phenomena is presented and an analysis
of this typology is proposed which invokes constraints based on perceptual
and articulatory principles. A central element of the theory advanced here is
the claim that vowel harmony is perceptually-motivated. Harmony serves to
extend the duration of phonetic information which is phonologi cally important
(i.e. distinctive), but which is transmitted by means of relatively subtle
acoustic cues.
A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for
the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics.
The University of Califoia, Los Angeles. 1995, 206.
This thesis explores the typology of rounding harmony within the
framework of optimality theory. A systematic survey of the range
of attested rounding harmony phenomena is presented and an analysis
of this typology is proposed which invokes constraints based on perceptual
and articulatory principles. A central element of the theory advanced here is
the claim that vowel harmony is perceptually-motivated. Harmony serves to
extend the duration of phonetic information which is phonologi cally important
(i.e. distinctive), but which is transmitted by means of relatively subtle
acoustic cues.
A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for
the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics.