The analysis of French shwa  

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Anderson, Stephen R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language (ada di JSTOR) vol. 58 no. 3 (Sep. 1982), page 534-573.
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A number of classical problems in the phonology of French are considered, especially as they relate to the vowel'shwa' (e-muet). From the rule of Closed Syllable Adjustment (which relates shwa and Ie]), it is concluded that French phonology must be described in terms of representations making explicit provision for syllabic, as well as segmental, structure. The formal representation of syllable structure is discussed, and a concrete proposal is made. On this basis, it is suggested that the vowel shwa should be regarded as a phonological syllabic nucleus unfilled by any phonetic content in underlying structure-analogous to 'empty nodes' in syntax. It is shown that this representation provides a natural treatment of the facts of vowel alternation and elision that have been problematic for previous accounts of shwa. A particular advantage of this analysis is the resulting description of 'h-aspire' words: these can be characterized as vowel-initial words that are exceptions to a single general schema of 'enchainement'. Implications for other areas of French phonology, including the treatment of nasal vowels, are also suggested. *

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