The Syllable Contact Constraint in Korean: An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis.

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Title: The Syllable Contact Constraint in Korean: An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis.
Language: English
Authors: Davis, Stuart, Shin, Seung-Hoon
Source: Journal of East Asian Linguistics. Oct 1999 8(4):285-312.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 1999
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Korean, Linguistic Theory, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syllables, Uncommonly Taught Languages
ISSN: 0925-8558
Abstract: Shows that the high-ranking syllable contact constraint is the driving force behind the well-known nasalization and lateralization phenomena in Korean. Develops an optimality-theoretic analysis of Korean nasalization and lateralization in which SyllCon is an undominated constraint. (Author/VWL)
Journal Code: CIJMAY2000
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: EJ595051
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Shows that the high-ranking syllable contact constraint is the driving force behind the well-known nasalization and lateralization phenomena in Korean. Develops an optimality-theoretic analysis of Korean nasalization and lateralization in which SyllCon is an undominated constraint. (Author/VWL)
ISSN:0925-8558