Syllable structure and lexical strata in English
- 1 May 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Phonology Yearbook
- Vol. 2 (1) , 139-155
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0952675700000403
Abstract
One of the current debates in the theory of Lexical Phonology revolves around the question whether the cyclicity of lexical strata is derived from Universal Grammar or has to be specified in individual grammars. Pesetsky (1979), Mohanan (1982) and Kiparsky (1982) assume that all lexical strata are cyclic. In contrast, Mohanan & Mohanan (1984) and Halle & Mohanan (1985) propose that lexical strata may be either cyclic or noncyclic, and that it is necessary to indicate the cyclicity of each stratum language specifically. Kiparsky (1984) allows the possibility of noncyclic lexical strata, but holds that only the last lexical stratum can be noncyclic, thereby eliminating the need for the specification of cyclicity in grammarsKeywords
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