Feature geometry meets contrastive specification
Incomplete neutralization reloaded
May 24, 2010
18th Manchester Phonology Meeting, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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I propose an analysis of the interaction between vowel lengthening before voiced obstruents and final devoicing in two languages: Friulian and Breton. I argue that such interactions are transparent and involve a three-way laryngeal contrast formalized geometrically, with true voiceless obstruents the most structurally complex and devoiced ones least. The Friulian analysis was later published here and the Breton was largely incorporated into the thesis.
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