An Optimality Theoretic Account of Nasal Assimilation in English
Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: This paper reconsiders nasal assimilation in English within the framework of Optimality Theory and shows that the phenomena can be accounted for in a natural way in terms of some ranked violable constraints. In so doing, I also argue against an account based on structural interpretations of faithfulness, and propose that identity relation between input and output, i.e., correspondence, provides the best account. I also present further evidence that as pointed out by Lamontagne and Rice (1995), it is necessary to extend correspondence to the featural level. 1.
Author: Seok-Keun Kang
Institution: Wonkwang University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2238621113