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Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology

This paper discusses one of the main issues in current phonological theory, namely rule ordering. The standard theory of generative phonology which provides for the ordered application of phonological rules in one fixed linear order, is considered too strong; however, other proposed hypotheses, such...

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Main Author: Farid M. Onn.,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1977
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spelling my-ukm.journal.40522012-05-18T07:56:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4052/ Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology Farid M. Onn., This paper discusses one of the main issues in current phonological theory, namely rule ordering. The standard theory of generative phonology which provides for the ordered application of phonological rules in one fixed linear order, is considered too strong; however, other proposed hypotheses, such as "Local Ordering", "Unordered Rule Hypothesis" and "Direct Mapping Hypothesis" are equally untenable. In this paper evidence is given in favour of incorporating a generalized version of derivational history into phonological theory. Specifically, it is argued that unless we make use of global constraints that can refer to derivationally earlier forms of input strings, then the process of vowel nasalization in Ulu Muar Malay cannot be explained without recourse to extrinsic rule ordering statements or other arbitrary devices. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1977 Article PeerReviewed Farid M. Onn., (1977) Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology. AKADEMIKA, 10 . pp. 21-36. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem10-2.htm
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description This paper discusses one of the main issues in current phonological theory, namely rule ordering. The standard theory of generative phonology which provides for the ordered application of phonological rules in one fixed linear order, is considered too strong; however, other proposed hypotheses, such as "Local Ordering", "Unordered Rule Hypothesis" and "Direct Mapping Hypothesis" are equally untenable. In this paper evidence is given in favour of incorporating a generalized version of derivational history into phonological theory. Specifically, it is argued that unless we make use of global constraints that can refer to derivationally earlier forms of input strings, then the process of vowel nasalization in Ulu Muar Malay cannot be explained without recourse to extrinsic rule ordering statements or other arbitrary devices.
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author Farid M. Onn.,
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Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology
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title Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology
title_short Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology
title_full Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology
title_fullStr Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology
title_full_unstemmed Some rule ordering problems in Malay phonology
title_sort some rule ordering problems in malay phonology
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 1977
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4052/
http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem10-2.htm
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