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.

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.

• 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