On Formal Universals in Phonology
| Title: | On Formal Universals in Phonology |
| Author: | Nevins, Andrew Ira |
| Citation: | Nevins, Andrew. 2009. On formal universals in phonology. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32(5): 461-462. |
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| Abstract: | Understanding the universal aspects of human language structure requires comparison at multiple levels of analysis. While Evans & Levinson (E&L) focus mostly on substantive variation in language, equally revealing insights can come from studying formal universals. I first discuss how Artificial Grammar Experiments can test universal preferences for certain types of abstract phonological generalizations over others. I then discuss moraic onsets in the language Arrernte, and how its apparent substantive variation ultimately rests on a formal universal regarding syllable-weight sensitivity. |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09990537 |
| Other Sources: | http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~nevins/nevins-bbs09.pdf |
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