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ROA 727-0305

Prominence, augmentation, and neutralization in phonology

Jennifer L. Smith <jlsmith AT email DOT unc DOT edu>

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Abstract:
[Corrected version of paper originally published in: L.
Conathan et al., eds. (2000), Proceedings of BLS 26, 247-257.
Corrections limited to formatting and font errors.]

Certain phonological phenomena, such as the lengthening
of vowels in stressed syllables or the attraction of stress
to heavy syllables, are best accounted for by means of markedness
constraints that make specific reference to strong positions
(M/str constraints). However, not just any markedness constraint
can be relativized to strong positions, or incorrect typological
predictions about phonological neutralization would be made.
This paper develops a theory of M/str constraints that correctly
allows for those that are empirically attested, while ruling
out typologically problematic constraints. The basis of
the proposal is the Prominence Condition, a restriction
that holds of the universal constraint inventory such that
the only legitimate M/str constraints are those that enhance
perceptual prominence.

Comments: Corrected version of paper published in BLS 26 (2000)
Keywords: positional augmentation, positional markedness, functional grounding
Areas: Phonology,Phonetics,Psycholinguistics,Formal Analysis
Type: Conference Proceedings Chapter

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