Reranking and Sound Change

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: 손창용(Chang Yong Sohn)
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제57호, 1~14쪽, 전체 14쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.09.01

영문 초록

This paper aims to explore sound change within the framework of Optimality Theory. Sound change is a complex phenomenon with various facets of linguistic operations interleaved. On a larger scale, sound change is a grammar change which makes a crucial reference to the system as a whole. This paper gives an Optimality-theoretic account of the diachronic change attested in phoneme inventories of Old and Middle English. We argue for the inclusion of symmetry as an essential constraint for the change in phonological systems. With regard to reranking, we demonstrate that sound change is the promotion of the structural and markedness constraints over the faithfulness constraints.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Structure

3. Reranking

4. Conclusion

키워드

directionality Middle English Old English Optimality Theory phoneme inventory reranking sound change symmetry