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| 20190910-pochtrager [2022-04-02 13:33] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | 20190910-pochtrager [2022-04-02 17:36] (current) – Péter Szigetvári |
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| === Towards a unified theory of vowels | === Towards a unified theory of vowels |
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| [[this>_media/nyekk/2019-9_budapest_vowels_talk_final.pdf|slideshow]] | [[this>_media/2019-9_budapest_vowels_talk_final.pdf|slideshow]] |
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| Basically all versions of Government Phonology/Element Theory share the idea that the element **A** is a key player in the representation of vowel height. However, this element **A** has proven to be an eternal trouble maker, in that its behaviour is quite different from other elements. While that difference has been known for a long time, finding a viable explanation for it has turned out to be a more recalcitrant problem, if it has been attempted at all. | Basically all versions of Government Phonology/Element Theory share the idea that the element **A** is a key player in the representation of vowel height. However, this element **A** has proven to be an eternal trouble maker, in that its behaviour is quite different from other elements. While that difference has been known for a long time, finding a viable explanation for it has turned out to be a more recalcitrant problem, if it has been attempted at all. |