Some Observations on Cowan's Maltese "Underground" Rule.

Erickson, Jon L.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Some Observations on Cowan's Maltese "Underground" Rule

Erickson, Jon L.

Journal of Linguistics, 9, 2, 307-11, Sep 73

According to Cowan, an underground rule is one that affects underlying but not surface structure of the item responsible for a phonological change. (DD)

Descriptors: Consonants, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Patterns, Phonology, Surface Structure, Vowels

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