Height and place coocurrences in the gaps found in vowel inventories: a proposal based on the conjunction of stringent elements

Authors

  • Ubiratã Kickhöfel Alves UFRGS
  • Carmen Lúcia Barreto Matzenauer Universidade Católica de Pelotas

Keywords:

Height and place coocurrence, Vocalic gaps, Local conjunction, Stringency

Abstract

In this article, as we focus on the coocurrence of distinctive features in order to account for the simetry/assimetry of vowel inventories in different language systems, we present a proposal of conjunction of stringent elements in the formalization of markedness and faithfulness constraints in Optimality Theory.

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Alves, U. K., & Matzenauer, C. L. B. (2012). Height and place coocurrences in the gaps found in vowel inventories: a proposal based on the conjunction of stringent elements. Letras De Hoje, 47(3), 244–258. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/fale/article/view/11854

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2012): Vowels: Theory and Use

Section

Vowels: Theory and Use

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