Locality in Vowel Harmony

by Andrew Nevins

Book Overview

A view of the locality conditions on vowel harmony, aligning empirical phenomena within phonology with the principles of the Minimalist program.

Vowel harmony results from a set of restrictions that determine the possible and impossible sequences of vowels within a word. The study of syntax begins with the observation that the words of a sentence cannot go in just any order, and the study of phonology begins with the same observation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262513684
• ISBN13: 9780262513685
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher