Feature hierarchies and contrast in phonology
Feature hierarchies and contrast in phonology
This chapter argues that there is a deep connection between feature ordering, contrast, and phonological activity. Contrasts are governed by language‐specific feature hierarchies; only contrastive features so determined are active in the phonology. These claims are supported and illustrated by case studies involving vowel harmony, consonant co‐occurrence, and loanword adaptation.
Keywords: contrast, phonology, phonetics, feature hierarchies, phonological patterning, harmony, loanword adaptation
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