Principles of Radical CV Phonology

Harry van der Hulst is Professor of Linguistics and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Linguistics, University of Connecticut.

• Preface; List of abbreviationsChapter 1. Basic assumptions about phonology1.1 Introduction1.2 What is phonology?1.3 Six theses concerning phonological primes1.4 Is phonology different?1.5 Alternations and processes1.6 Summary and concluding remarksChapter 2: Background: Dependency and Government Phonology2.1 Introduction2.2 Monovalency, grouping, dependency and contrastivity2.3 Government Phonology2.4 Toward Radical CV Phonology2.5 Summary and Concluding remarksChapter 3: Radical CV Phonology3.1 Introduction3.2 An outline of Radical CV Phonology3.3 Summary and Concluding remarksChapter 4: Manner4.1 Introduction4.2 Onset 4.3 Rhyme4.4 Syllabic consonants (sonorants)4.5 Long vowels, diphthongs and geminates4.6 Summary and concluding remarksChapter 5: Place5.1 Introduction5.2 Edge (onset head): obstruents5.3 Nucleus (rhyme head): vowels5.4 Bridge and coda5.5 Summary and concluding remarksChapter 6: Laryngeal: phonation and tone6.1 Introduction 6.2 Edge (onset head): consonants (phonation)6.3 Nucleus (rhyme head): vowels (tone)6.4 Four issues6.5 Bridge and coda6.6 Summary and concluding remarksChapter 7: Special structures7.1 Introduction7.2 Incomplete structures7.3 Overcomplete structures7.4 Summary and Concluding remarksChapter 8: Predictability and preference8.1 Introduction8.2 Harmony 8.3 Preference ranking of segments per syllabic position8.4 Preferred segmental systems8.5 Summary and Concluding remarksChapter 9: Minimal specification 9.1 Introduction9.2 A typology of redundant properties9.3 Radical underspecification9.4 Contrastive and radical underspecification in a unary framework 9.5 Markedness, complexity and salience9.6 Examples of minimal specification9.7 Can redundant elements become active?9.8 Constraints and learnability9.9 Summary and ConclusionsChapter 10: RcvP applied to sign phonology10.1 Introduction10.2 The macro structure of signs10.3 The micro structure of signs10.4 Two-handed signs10.5 What about syllable structure?10.6 Summary and Concluding remarksChapter 11: Comparison to other models11.1 Introduction11.2 Feature Geometry Models11.3 Other models11.4 Summary and Concluding remarksChapter 12: Conclusions12.1 Introduction12.2 Goals and basic principles12.3 X-bar structure everywhere12.4 Strength and weakness12.5 Do we need the element A after all?12.6 What’s next?References; Subject Index; Language Index

Principles of Radical cv Phonology is the culmination of many years of work and reflection on the nature of phonological representations. The theory, presented in a clear and thorough manner, builds on and synthesizes ideas from a number of different theoretical and descriptive approaches. Its comprehensive treatment of every major issue relating to the basic units of phonology makes this book a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in the cognitive organization of speech sounds and its relation to phonetics.