Explaining phonotactics using NAD  

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Dziubalska-Kolaczyk, Katarzyna

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Sciences (Full Text) vol. 46 no. Part A (2014), page 6-17.
Topik: Phonotactics; Net Auditory Distance; Morphonotactics; Beats and Binding Phonology; Polish
Fulltext: 46-Part-A_Dziubalska-Ko-aczyk.pdf (2.06MB)

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This paper presents a model of phonotactic grammar in which wellformedness of consonant clusters is measured by NAD. NAD stands for a Net Auditory Distance obtaining between segments in a cluster. The auditory distance is a net reflection of the differences between segments in terms of manner (MOA) and place of articulation (POA). It is calculated according to the Principle which states that a cluster is preferred if it satisfies a pattern of distances specified by the universal phonotactic preference relevant for its position in a word. Every position of a cluster in a word, i.e. initial, medial and final, is defined by a respective well-formedness (“goodness of cluster”) preference. The NAD Principle makes finer predictions than the sonority sequencing generalization (SSG). For example, it predicts that initial pr- is “better” (more preferred) that tr-, and they are both better than ps- or rt-, while the latter two are of comparable value. However, phonology alone does not fully account for clusters. Inflection, word-formation and compounding contribute to the creation of consonant clusters to an extent relative to a morphological type of a language. Therefore, a phonotactic grammar operates on basic, non-derived, lexical forms, while morphonotactics takes care of the remaining, morphologically complex, forms. Interaction between phonotactics and morphonotactics provides a richer insight into the understanding of cluster complexity.

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