Nevins, A;
(2009)
On formal universals in phonology.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
, 32
(5)
461 - 462.
10.1017/S0140525X09990537.
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Abstract
Understanding the universal aspects of human language structure requires comparison at multiple levels of analysis. While Evans & Levinson (E&L) focus mostly on substantive variation in language, equally revealing insights can come from studying formal universals. I first discuss how Artificial Grammar Experiments can test universal preferences for certain types of abstract phonological generalizations over others. I then discuss moraic onsets in the language Arrernte, and how its apparent substantive variation ultimately rests on a formal universal regarding syllable-weight sensitivity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | On formal universals in phonology |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X09990537 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09990537 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2009 Cambridge University Press |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Linguistics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/68226 |
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