Beyond the Segment

Pöchtrager, Markus A.

doi:10.1002/9781118555491.ch3

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“…In GP 2.0, structure plays a central role and is not only assumed "on top of" segments, but continues within the traditional segment and in fact replaces it, cf. alsoPöchtrager (2015a). This article only takes into account the structures responsible for quality; they are structures low down in the tree, where segments used to sit.That structure, so the argument, can be subject to reduction.…”

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Pöchtrager

2018

Acta Linguistica Hungarica

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This article argues that vowel reduction can be insightfully understood by reinterpreting openness as structural instead of melodic (i.e., mediated by an element). This allows for a unified account of various reduction phenomena in different languages and also extends to lenition in consonants. The proposal made here is couched within Government Phonology 2.0, a further development of Government Phonology.

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2018

Acta Linguistica Hungarica

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“…(Though I believe he was in error about the details of the rule.) to the one in Estonian (Pöchtrager 2006;2015). The more room is taken up by the consonant, the less remains for the preceding vowel.…”

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“…The half-length mark [ˑ] on the final vowel invites an alternative interpretation whereby Q3 is a composite phenomenon (Posti 1950), but has been a source of controversy, cf. also Pöchtrager (2015) for discussion.…”

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“…In contrast, "English overlength" is not a term one is likely to come across in the literature, though the effect it refers to is well known by another name: (Lack of) "pre-fortis clipping" (literature anon). Pöchtrager (2006;2015) argues in detail why both phenomena should be treated in the same fashion, even though mainstream accounts usually do not, and we will look at the main points here very quickly. Consider first the examples in Table 1.…”

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Danish, Estonian, English: Variations on a theme

Pöchtrager

2023

Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics

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Danish stød (a laryngealisation) is usually said to signal the second mora in odd-numbered syllables, counting from the right (Basbøll 1985; 1988; 2005). While descriptively adequate (with appropriate qualifications), such a statement leaves several questions unaddressed: Is that distribution an idiosyncratic quirk of Danish? What is special about the second mora? Why should ordinal numbering of syllables matter? This paper argues that the distributional pattern is neither restricted to Danish nor to stød. The same format of representation that can explain the distribution of length in Estonian and English lends itself to the analysis of the seemingly unrelated phenomenon of stød. Where the languages differ is in the exact nature of the relations contracted within those representations. This not only positions Danish within the larger context of phonological theory, but also explains why the distribution takes the form it does.

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“…Recent advances in generative Estonian phonology are represented by Prillop (2011Prillop ( , 2013Prillop ( , 2015Prillop ( , 2018aPrillop ( , 2018b) and a Government phonology account by Pöchtrager (2006Pöchtrager ( , 2015. The latter uses Estonian to ground a radical proposal to give up segmental phonology altogether, not addressed here, as the mora notion is not exploited in this work.…”

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Estonian word prosody on the Procrustean bed of morae

Kuznetsova¹

2018

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The paper analyses existing moraic conceptions of Estonian quantity. Main features of functional, generative and phonetically-instructed moraic accounts of Estonian are considered. In most generative accounts, morae simultaneously represent several layers of functionally and structurally diverse information. This brings along a considerable increase in formal analytical machinery and internal controversies. In a structural functional framework, morae can be used to formalise the prosodic contrast of long and short stressed syllables in Estonian. Its relevance is seen in actual functioning of the prosodic system. This contrast is built upon the segmental contrast of short and long phonemes and, in turn, serves as a basis for the contrast of two distinctive foot accents, light and heavy. As an example, a formal morphonological algorithm of calculating Estonian foot accents, which also shows the place of the syllable weight contrast, is proposed.Аннотация. Наталья Кузнецова: Эстонская словесная просодия в Прокрустовом ложе мор. Статья посвящена анализу существующих морных подходов к анализу количества в эстонском языке. Обсуждается основные особенности морных концепций эстонского количества в рамках функциональной и генеративной лингвистики, а также понимание моры фонетистами. Генеративные концепции совмещают на одном иерархическом уровне репрезентации (морном) нескольких разных с функциональной и структурной точки зрения пластов информации, что приводит к значительному усложнению формального описания и внутренним противоречиям. В рамках структурного функционального понимания эстонского количества моры могут служить вспомогательным средством для формализации просодической оппозиции краткого (легкого) и долгого (тяжелого) ударного слога. Релевантность этой оппозиции проявляется в функционировании просодической системы языка. Этот контраст надстраивается над сегментной оппозицией кратких и долгих фонем и, в свою очередь, формирует базис для оппозиции лексикализованных стопических акцентов, легкого и тяжелого. В качестве примера в статье приводится формальный морфонологический алгоритм присваивания стопических акцентов в словоформе и показано место в нем слогового веса.Ключевые слова: эстонский, структурная функциональная фонология, автосегментная фонология, словесная просодия, мора, количествоKokkuvõte. Natalia Kuznetsova: Eesti sõnaprosoodia moorade Prokrustese sängis. Artiklis analüüsitakse eesti keele vältekontseptsioone, mis rakendavad mooralist analüüsi. Hinnatakse peamisi funktsionaalseid, generatiivseid ja foneetilisi moorasid arvestavaid seletusi eesti keele kohta. Enamasti esindavad generatiivsetes seletustes moorad samaaegselt mitut funktsionaalselt ja struktuuriliselt hajusa informatsiooni tasandit. See toob kaasa märkimisväärse formaalsete analüüsitehnikate keerustumise ja sisemised vastuolud. Strukturaal-funktsionaalses raamistikus saab moorasid kasutada eesti keeles pika ja lühikese rõhulise silbi prosoodilise kontrasti esitamiseks. Selle sobivust jälgitakse prosoodilise süsteemi tegeliku toimimise põhjal. Kontrast põhineb pika ja lühikese foneemi segmentaalsel kontrastil ja on omakorda aluseks kahele erinevale kõnetakti aktsendile, kergele ja raskele. Artiklis on näitena välja pakutud morfofonoloogiline algoritm eesti keele taktiaktsentide arvutamiseks, mis näitab ka silbikaalu kontrasti kohta.Märksõnad: eesti keel, strukturaal-funktsionaalne fonoloogia, autosegmentaalne fonoloogia, sõnaprosoodia, moora, välted

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Beyond the Segment

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Sawing off the branch you are sitting on

Sawing off the branch you are sitting on

Danish, Estonian, English: Variations on a theme

Estonian word prosody on the Procrustean bed of morae

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