Comparing and Contrasting Natural Phonology, Optimality Theory and the Theory of Phonology as Human Behavior

• Autorzy: Yishai Tobin
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper compares and contrasts the theories of Natural Phonology, Optimality Theory and Phonology as Human Behavior from diverse theoretical and methodological aspects including: the interaction between the opposing forces of markedness (the human factor) and faithfulness (the communication factor); the sentence-oriented versus sign-oriented approaches; and the concepts of naturalistic versus generative research paradigms. Despite these basic differences, similarities are also found in their shared functional basis which is discussed in the context of the natural phonological processes of Natural Phonology. I will further show how each theory views the notion of language universals. The concepts of combinatory phonology, phonotactics, and diachronic, developmental and clinical phonology will be discussed as measures of defining and determining the concept of language universals. The author maintains that biological, physiological, cognitive, psychological, sociological and other universals of human behavior are merely reflected in language rather than being specific "language universals" per se.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Natural Phonology; Optimality Theory; Phonology as Human Behavior

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 45
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 169-189

Daty

wydano

2009-03-01

online

2009-05-14

Twórcy

autor

Yishai Tobin

• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva

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DOI

10.2478/v10010-009-0009-3