The Syllable Contact Constraint in Korean: An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis.

Davis, Stuart; Shin, Seung-Hoon

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ERIC Number: EJ595051

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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The Syllable Contact Constraint in Korean: An Optimality-Theoretic Analysis.

Davis, Stuart; Shin, Seung-Hoon

Journal of East Asian Linguistics, v8 n4 p285-312 Oct 1999

Shows that the high-ranking syllable contact constraint is the driving force behind the well-known nasalization and lateralization phenomena in Korean. Develops an optimality-theoretic analysis of Korean nasalization and lateralization in which SyllCon is an undominated constraint. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Korean, Linguistic Theory, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syllables, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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