LINGUIST List 17.943

Wed Mar 29 2006

Books: Ling Theories/Phonology: Charette

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, Conditions on Phonological Government: Charette
Message 1: Conditions on Phonological Government: Charette
Date: 28-Mar-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: Conditions on Phonological Government: Charette


Title: Conditions on Phonological Government Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, 58 Published: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Author: Monik Charette Paperback: ISBN: 0521024056 Pages: 251 Price: U.K. £ 21.99
Paperback: ISBN: 0521024056 Pages: 251 Price: U.S. $ 37.99
Abstract:

This is the first extended study written within the framework of GovernmentPhonology. Following the presentation of the main aspects of this theory,the process of vowel-zero alternations is addressed and analysed togetherwith the idea that phonological processes are determined by principles ofUniversal Grammar along with parameters that distinguish languages. Byusing predominantly the alternation between schwa and zero in French, MonikCharette demonstrates that vowel-zero alternations are neither cases ofinsertion nor of deletion. Rather, they involve the interpretation of'empty nuclei', i.e. nuclei with no segmental content, which must belicensed by proper government. It is when proper government fails to applythat a vowel is realized. Dr Charette also gives consideration to theconstraints to which proper government is subject. She argues that theseconstraints result from phonological principles in conflict. This bookrepresents a major development in the analysis of phonological processes.The extension of grammatical principles and parameters to phonologicalphenomena is well argued, and will interest theoretical phonologists andspecialists of French alike.

Preface;Introduction;1. A theory of government in phonology;2. The 'e-muet' in French;3. Earlier treatments of schwa;4. An analysis of schwa in terms of government;5. Licence to govern;6. Word-final empty nuclei;7. Compounds and phrases;8. The alternation between schwa/zero and [e];9. Miscellaneous issues;Conclusion;Notes;References;Index.


Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories                             Phonology
Written In: English (eng )

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