The Syllable in Phonological Theory: Arguments from Tamil

It is shown that the syllable plays an important role in Tamil phonology. M. Halle & J. Vergnaud claimed ("Three Dimensional Phonology," unpublished manuscript, Massachusetts Instit Technology, 1980) that unlike the syllable constituents of onsets & rime, the syllable itself as a c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Studies in the linguistic sciences 1981-10, Vol.11 (2), p.101-105
1. Verfasser: Vijayakrishnan, K G
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Zusammenfassung:It is shown that the syllable plays an important role in Tamil phonology. M. Halle & J. Vergnaud claimed ("Three Dimensional Phonology," unpublished manuscript, Massachusetts Instit Technology, 1980) that unlike the syllable constituents of onsets & rime, the syllable itself as a constituent plays hardly any role in phonological theory. It is shown that the syllable does have an important role in the description of Tamil morphological & phonological generalizations. Modified HA
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