ACTL phonology tutorial 1

ACTL phonology tutorial 1Wouter Jansenwouter.jansen@kuvik.nethttp://wouter.jansen.kuvik.netNovember 14, 2004ACTL phonology tutorial 1 – November 14, 2004Today’s motto“[T]here are significant generalizations to be madeabout assimilation and [...] the formulation ofthese generalizations and their incorporation intophonological metatheory represent promising objectivesfor research.” (Schachter 1969:355)ACTL phonology tutorial 1 – November 14, 2004 1uRecap of 15 10Two conceptions of the phonology phonetics interface:1. A traditional model: Modified Extended StandardModularization (MESM)2. An alternative: a sinlge module covers both phonologyand phoneticsACTL phonology tutorial 1 – November 14, 2004 2uuuuMESMPhonological representations and rules stated in terms ofcategorical featuresSingle underlying forms for (most) output allophones andallomorphsPhonological representations are converted into scalarphonetic features at the phonology phonetics interfaceLinguistic phonetics responsible for ‘low level’ post processing and interfaces with peripheral auditory andarticulaory systemsACTL phonology tutorial 1 – November 14, 2004 3MESMDiscretely valued Phonologyfeature structures(Linguistic) Continuously valued phonetics feature structuresCochlear/articulatorymechanicsSpeech soundsACTL phonology tutorial 1 – November 14, 2004 4uuAn alternativeAll representations and rules stated in terms of finephonetic detailAllophones and ...