Theory Discussion

The following readings are intended to provide supplementary coverage of theoretical issues which could not be included in the textbook, for reasons of space.

Chapter 1; (1 p, references to some additional sources on phonetics)

Chapter 2; (4 pp, further sources on transcriptional symbols & links to sound samples primarily from Ladefoged; variation in transcription, goals / levels of transcriptions)

Chapter 3; (12 pp, the purpose of the phoneme, taxonomic phonemes, morphophonemics, difficult cases regarding the phoneme, allophony and phonetic implementation)

Chapter 4;  (5 pp, the content of underlying forms, morphology and morphophonemics, relation of phonology and morphology, morpheme structure rules)

Chapter 5  (17 pp, properties of linear order, feeding & bleeding, combinatoric issues, unordered rules, Elsewhere, Nonderived environment blocking, global rules)  plus Cyclicity, (6 pp) &  Iteration (10 pp.)

Chapter 6  (13 pp, origins of features, notation, formal simplicity, post-SPE features, underspecification)

Prosody  (33 pp, length, skeletal slots, syllables, feet and stress)

(other chapter extensions to be added. Projected schedule: basics of OT, before March)